U18 World League

CARLITOS BIANCHI
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Evelio Bladi got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, ForestFire's Jermaine Summers got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 8th minute, Fidel Bermund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robbie Le Van in the 9th minute of play forced El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper Ruperto Urre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruperto Urre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charlton Daly, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Humberto Olentzaro kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Ruperto Urre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robbie Le Van, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emery Garner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Evelio Bladi in the 18th minute. Lewis Light's late challenge caught a El ABUELO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lewis Light helped the player get up and apologised. After 18 played minutes ForestFire got a freekick which was hit by Lewis Light. Ernest Chester charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ernest Chester the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 27th match minute, ForestFire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernest Chester to maneuver through the defense. After 28 played minutes, El ABUELO FC's Eriberto Tabor shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Emery Garner came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in El ABUELO FC reached it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kraig Gates during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ForestFire's Kraig Gates got a free kick in the 34th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jeronimo Cordarin during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of El ABUELO FC booed when ForestFire was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charlton Daly didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eriberto Tabor took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Emery Garner. ForestFire's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The excitement rose when ForestFire's Robbie Le Van after 47 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Robbie Le Van to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jeronimo Cordarin in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emery Garner saved ForestFire from getting behind. In the 56th minute of the match Humberto Olentzaro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emery Garner skillfully saved the ball. After 57 played minutes ForestFire got a freekick which was hit by Tuan Zimmerman. El ABUELO FC's Jeronimo Cordarin got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emery Garner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeronimo Cordarin in the 61st minute of play. After 62 played minutes, El ABUELO FC's Humberto Olentzaro shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Emery Garner came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in El ABUELO FC reached it. After 63 played minutes ForestFire got a freekick which was hit by Tuan Zimmerman. Denis Guter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Emery Garner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of El ABUELO FC booed when ForestFire was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cary Griggs didn't get a good kick on the ball. Diego Hori's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Emery Garner - 1-1 was put on the score board in the 67th minute. In the 71st match minute, ForestFire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robbie Le Van to maneuver through the defense. When Jermaine Summers fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ForestFire's protests and gave Jermaine Summers a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd minute, Jermaine Summers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. El ABUELO FC's Diego Hori got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. During the 76th minute of the match Kraig Gates completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Kraig Gates a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of El ABUELO FC booed when ForestFire was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kraig Gates didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th minute of the match Diego Hori shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emery Garner showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 80th minute Luisito Cesaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emery Garner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Humberto Olentzaro fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El ABUELO FC's protests and gave Humberto Olentzaro a yellow card for diving instead. Emery Garner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evelio Bladi in the 95th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The El ABUELO FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while ForestFire had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.