U18 World League

Rushden Lakes
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Raul Mingo made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Rick Postolan sent off a good shot on target. Callum Windsor hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, TibaDons's Stu Blewett dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. If Angelino Esiquio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Angelino Esiquio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ollie Clark having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Turi came free, but Ollie Clark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the game, Callum Windsor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TibaDons's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ALEXANDRIA the free kick. After 24 played minutes TibaDons got a freekick which was hit by Callum Windsor. After 26 minutes, Delmiro Stanislao mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ALEXANDRIA and the TibaDons players grew even worse after the yellow card. Delmiro Stanislao hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Raul Mingo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeff Birchall in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the game, Stan Hewitt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TibaDons's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ALEXANDRIA the free kick. A collision led to TibaDons getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Stan Hewitt hit a great ball. Ollie Clark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelino Esiquio in the 36th minute of play. Delmiro Stanislao recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The wind increased when Jeff Birchall made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Jeff Birchall had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raul Mingo. ALEXANDRIA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jeff Birchall was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Austen Bull charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Austen Bull the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeff Birchall in the 60th minute of play forced ALEXANDRIA's goalkeeper Raul Mingo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the match, ALEXANDRIA's Leon Turi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ollie Clark narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 64 minutes into the match, ALEXANDRIA's Angelino Esiquio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ollie Clark narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as ALEXANDRIA's Leon Turi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ollie Clark. That made the score 2-1 after 67 minutes of play. Rick Postolan's late challenge caught a ALEXANDRIA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rick Postolan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 71st match minute, TibaDons was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rick Postolan to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute Austen Bull shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raul Mingo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leon Turi during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Angelino Esiquio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ollie Clark having to interfere. Ollie Clark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leon Turi in the 86th minute of the match. In the 94th minute, Delmiro Stanislao fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ollie Clark, passed just outside the right post.