U21 League

Flagstaff
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alvaro Graña started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Alvaro Graña ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Simon Rainey was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Flagstaff's Simon Rainey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavio Abuleta in the 15th minute of play. After 15 played minutes Flagstaff got a freekick which was hit by Roosevelt Hollis. In the 19th minute, Alvaro Graña left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MamiBella FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 24th minute, Xelo Monzonis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Simon Rainey was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Simon Rainey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeru Laurencio in the 29th minute of the match. Simon Rainey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Graña in the 30th minute of play. The supporters of MamiBella FC booed when Flagstaff was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. A.J. Sanderson didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Flagstaff getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Dane Moser hit a great ball. Simon Rainey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Graña, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the game, MamiBella FC's Alvaro Graña nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Simon Rainey made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Simon Rainey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xelo Monzonis in the 40th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Graña in the 42nd minute of play forced Flagstaff's goalkeeper Simon Rainey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Flagstaff's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Graña came free, but Simon Rainey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 47 minutes, A.J. Sanderson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Flagstaff and the MamiBella FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A.J. Sanderson kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Simon Rainey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xelo Monzonis in the 48th minute of play. The Flagstaff players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. MamiBella FC were winning 0-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kermit Regan made a kick off. If Kermit Regan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 65 minutes into the match, Flagstaff's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Graña came free, but Simon Rainey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, MamiBella FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kirk Miranda came free, but Martinez Aquino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xelo Monzonis in the 76th minute of play forced Flagstaff's goalkeeper Simon Rainey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Xelo Monzonis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Simon Rainey, 0-6. In the 81st minute Zeru Laurencio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Rainey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Zeru Laurencio kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Simon Rainey. That made the score 0-7 in the 84 minute of play. In the 90th minute Xelo Monzonis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Rainey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alvaro Graña's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Simon Rainey firmly grabbed it by the left post. 96 minutes into the match, Flavio Abuleta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Simon Rainey. Flagstaff's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Flavio Abuleta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. MamiBella FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.