U18 League

El Templo del Bosque
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Owen Gill took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Javiero Núñez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Damián Egø, 1-0. Colin Crane's late challenge caught a Porteño Prowess FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Colin Crane helped the player get up and apologised. Colin Crane hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 12th match minute, EL LOBO DE MIAMI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tracey Hodges to maneuver through the defense. Sanford Byrd showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michael Kaiser in the 14th minute of the match. Sanford Byrd came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Porteño Prowess FC's Michael Kaiser. But to his dismay, Michael Kaiser quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 19th minute, Luciano Hita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Porteño Prowess FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Sanford Byrd showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noël Noak in the 22nd minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Porteño Prowess FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rufus Cross came free, but Damián Egø reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Luciano Hita put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Sanford Byrd. Murillo Larios fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sanford Byrd having to interfere. Damián Egø made an important save on a dangerous shot by Owen Gill in the 37th minute. In the 44th match minute, EL LOBO DE MIAMI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rufus Cross to maneuver through the defense. When Parisi Breton came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Porteño Prowess FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Parisi Breton couldn't finish the play. In the 47th minute, Noël Noak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sanford Byrd was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Michael Kaiser to make the kick off. In the 61st minute, Noël Noak got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Javiero Núñez took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Damián Egø. Damián Egø dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-5. Damián Egø showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Owen Gill in the 66th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manuel Nelson during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Porteño Prowess FC booed when EL LOBO DE MIAMI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Nelson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd match minute, EL LOBO DE MIAMI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brant Marion to maneuver through the defense. Sanford Byrd acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 73rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Parisi Breton. Rufus Cross kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Noël Noak took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sanford Byrd. Sanford Byrd dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-6. Javiero Núñez took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Damián Egø. Damián Egø dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-6. Noël Noak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Javiero Núñez scored 5-6 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Damián Egø, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 89th minute Lucien Simon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damián Egø saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brant Marion kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Michael Kaiser struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Sanford Byrd didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Porteño Prowess FC. Through an outstanding action, after 97 minutes, Sanford Byrd successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Porteño Prowess FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.