U18 League

Stadium of Wonder
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Douglass Tinsley made the kick off which started today's match. With a little luck, Atlético Arenillas's Asencio Ecija got control of the ball when Wade Rodriguez tried to sneak it across the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Atlético Arenillas's goalkeeper Asencio Ecija had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wade Rodriguez. After a rather tough play, Atlético Arenillas's Eugenio Lopidana got a free kick in the 16th minute. Alexander Sherwood, 17 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 22nd minute, John Cadenas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pascal Hills was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Nomads Football Club's Pascal Hills played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentine Yepes in the 27th minute of play. In the 28thth minute of the game Valentine Yepes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nomads Football Club's Pascal Hills was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Nomads Football Club's Alexander Sherwood got a free kick in the 31st minute. Pascal Hills made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Cadenas in the 33rd minute of play. Andrew Phelps hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Asencio Ecija made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wade Rodriguez in the 42nd minute. A collision led to Atlético Arenillas getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Xavier Martijana hit a great ball.

Valentine Yepes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Nomads Football Club's Pascal Hills got control of the ball when Valentine Yepes tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 57 minutes, Trinidad Hopper mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nomads Football Club and the Atlético Arenillas players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57th minute, Trinidad Hopper hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Wade Rodriguez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd minute, Douglass Tinsley ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Asencio Ecija was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Douglass Tinsley blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Asencio Ecija having to make a save. If Douglass Tinsley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wade Rodriguez's late challenge caught a Atlético Arenillas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wade Rodriguez helped the player get up and apologised. Wade Rodriguez kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Valentine Yepes scored 1-3 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pascal Hills, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pascal Hills showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John Cadenas in the 85th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Wade Rodriguez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nomads Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Wade Rodriguez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Asencio Ecija breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Atlético Arenillas getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Xavier Martijana hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Cadenas in the 95th minute of play forced Nomads Football Club's goalkeeper Pascal Hills to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Atlético Arenillas supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Atlético Arenillas would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.