World League

Newmarket Fly Bird
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's Laerte Favoretto started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Fly T.T booed when ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Reyes didn't get a good kick on the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Jakes Vila had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Quentin Kendrick. Fly T.T's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jakes Vila was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Léandre Newton made in the 13th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's Cristian Reyes. In the 14thth minute of the game Laerte Favoretto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fly T.T's Quentin Kendrick was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakes Vila in the 15th minute of play forced Fly T.T's goalkeeper Quentin Kendrick to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Remigio Valerón made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bertrand Glass in the 16th minute. Quentin Kendrick showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jakes Vila, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After some careless play in the ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO defense, Bertrand Glass kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Remigio Valerón. The ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Remigio Valerón should have stopped the shot. Jakes Vila blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Quentin Kendrick having to make a save. In the 27th minute Jakes Vila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Quentin Kendrick saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Fly T.T getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Léandre Newton hit a great ball. Vadim Shiryaev's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 32ndth minute, Remigio Valerón skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Bertrand Glass sped through ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Remigio Valerón. Laerte Favoretto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Fly T.T getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Freddy Torres hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guillermo Rapado during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Fly T.T booed when ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillermo Rapado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Quentin Kendrick showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laerte Favoretto, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 44 minutes in the game, Jan Smitt fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Remigio Valerón having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bertrand Glass made a kick off. When Silban Mušica fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's protests and gave Silban Mušica a yellow card for diving instead. Rhett Merchant took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Remigio Valerón. ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jakes Vila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 62 minutes into the match, ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's goal looked a bit too open when Bertrand Glass came free, but Remigio Valerón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Remigio Valerón took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bertrand Glass, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's Remigio Valerón played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertrand Glass in the 65th minute of play. In the 73rd minute Bertrand Glass shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remigio Valerón saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO made a substitution. Guido Escobar replaced Jakes Vila. In the 75th minute of the match Fly T.T got a corner. ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jan Smitt ran over to the corner to take the kick. Franciszek Kopacz was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The audience was convinced that Guido Escobar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Quentin Kendrick was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Filomeno Camaño hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO made a substitution. Julio Alacuart replaced Laerte Favoretto. After 82 played minutes ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO got a freekick which was hit by Filomeno Camaño. After 82 played minutes ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO got a freekick which was hit by Saverio Castelao. After 83 played minutes, Fly T.T's Jan Smitt shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Remigio Valerón came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Fly T.T reached it. The supporters of Fly T.T booed when ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julio Alacuart didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filomeno Camaño was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After some careless play in the ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO defense, Bertrand Glass kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Remigio Valerón. The ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Remigio Valerón should have stopped the shot. Fly T.T's Bertrand Glass got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 94 minutes into the match, Fly T.T's goal looked a bit too open when Julio Alacuart came free, but Quentin Kendrick reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fly T.T walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.