U18 League

Somerset Stadium
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lincoln Root took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dante Gorostiaga in the 3rd minute of play forced Somerset's goalkeeper Alfred Russo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Somerset defense, Trond Traband kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfred Russo. The Somerset fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfred Russo should have stopped the shot. Alfred Russo came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's Dante Gorostiaga. But to his dismay, Dante Gorostiaga quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 11 minutes into the match, Somerset's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Hugo Marchena came free, but Alfred Russo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfred Russo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dante Gorostiaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfred Russo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trond Traband in the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Dante Gorostiaga made a precise shot to the right of Alfred Russo. Somerset's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 25th minute, Dante Gorostiaga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfred Russo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's Juan Jesus Heyboer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT from getting a goal against them. In the 35th minute, Dante Gorostiaga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfred Russo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Alfred Russo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Javier Echazarreta in the 38th minute of play. Somerset's Alfred Russo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trond Traband in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Hugo Marchena in the 47th minute of play forced Somerset's goalkeeper Alfred Russo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Somerset players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT were winning 0-6.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dante Gorostiaga to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Trond Traband shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfred Russo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Somerset's goal looked a bit too open when Trond Traband came free, but Alfred Russo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfred Russo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victor Hugo Marchena in the 57th minute. Victor Hugo Marchena kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 60thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Somerset's keeper Alfred Russo was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. After having played for 62 minutes, Ervin Woodall managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Somerset's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ervin Woodall was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 64 minutes into the match, Trond Traband had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfred Russo. Somerset's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Trond Traband was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. In the 68th minute Victor Hugo Marchena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfred Russo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Somerset's goal looked a bit too open when Dante Gorostiaga came free, but Alfred Russo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's Victor Hugo Marchena slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alfred Russo. That made the score 0-8 after 73 minutes of play. Félix Robles hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. In the 80th match minute, Somerset was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Gipson to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute of the match, Dante Gorostiaga tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alfred Russo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Alfred Russo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Francisco Javier Echazarreta showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 82 minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Francisco Javier Echazarreta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfred Russo. Somerset's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Francisco Javier Echazarreta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-10. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisco Javier Echazarreta got free with Alfred Russo in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Somerset's defense didn't have a chance, in the 96th minute, when Trond Traband scored to the left of an out of position Alfred Russo, making the score, 0-11. SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT played a much better game than Somerset and deserved their victory. The Somerset players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.