U23 World League

Hammer Stadium
Spectators: 7588 (Terracing: 5692, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Russ Smee took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Pragmáticos 1903's goalkeeper Arí Sarmento had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stew Hicks. Arí Sarmento made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Dean Martin sent off a good shot on target. When SnapperHeads F.C.'s Stew Hicks in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pragmáticos 1903's goalie prevented a goal. Afonsinho Amorim kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 23rd minute, but Arí Sarmento got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Pragmáticos 1903 hanging dry this time. Arí Sarmento was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Stew Hicks showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 25 minute of play. In the 27th minute, Stew Hicks hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute Stew Hicks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arí Sarmento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arí Sarmento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dean Martin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Pragmáticos 1903 getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Hélio Soeiro hit a great ball. After 42 played minutes SnapperHeads F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Tito Castillo. 47 minutes into the match, Pragmáticos 1903's goal looked a bit too open when Stew Hicks came free, but Arí Sarmento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The supporters of SnapperHeads F.C. booed when Pragmáticos 1903 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustavo Abud didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arí Sarmento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stew Hicks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute Stew Hicks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arí Sarmento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stew Hicks in the 69th minute of play forced Pragmáticos 1903's goalkeeper Arí Sarmento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ismael de Queiroz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clay Oconnell having to interfere. Arí Sarmento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dean Martin, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 77 minutes into the match, Dean Martin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arí Sarmento. Pragmáticos 1903's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dean Martin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. With a little luck, SnapperHeads F.C.'s Clay Oconnell got control of the ball when Ismael de Queiroz tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 91st match minute, SnapperHeads F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernabe Jerold to maneuver through the defense. Arí Sarmento didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stew Hicks went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. SnapperHeads F.C.'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.