U18 World League

Lions Den
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Narciso Bueno started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Scarlet Speedster's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Max Wills scored to the left of an out of position Umberto de Salles, making the score, 1-0. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Warren Hardcastle took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Umberto de Salles to make any attempt to save it. In the 18th match minute, Leicester Lions was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Duncan Lawless to maneuver through the defense. Umberto de Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Warren Hardcastle, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Umberto de Salles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Max Wills in the 23rd minute of the match. Umberto de Salles made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Vic Burrows sent off a good shot on target. When Scarlet Speedster's Narciso Bueno in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Leicester Lions's goalie prevented a goal. After 46 played minutes Leicester Lions got a freekick which was hit by Ashley Hamilton. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Kauan Valle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Simon Slater tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ralf Hind charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ralf Hind the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Scarlet Speedster booed when Leicester Lions was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ralf Hind didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71st minute, Leicester Lions's Ralf Hind seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ralf Hind the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Leicester Lions protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ralf Hind had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 71st minute, one of Leicester Lions:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Leicester Lions. Simon Slater made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cafu Toledo in the 77th minute of play. Simon Slater didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cafu Toledo went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 83rd match minute, Scarlet Speedster was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kauan Valle to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Leicester Lions getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Peter Kitchen hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Scarlet Speedster's Cafu Toledo got a free kick in the 85th minute. With 90 minutes on the clock, Augusto Branco commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 90 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Scarlet Speedster! Scarlet Speedster:s Umberto de Salles showed great skill when he stopped Vic Burrows:s penalty. After some careless play in the Scarlet Speedster defense, Vic Burrows kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Umberto de Salles. The Scarlet Speedster fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Umberto de Salles should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Duncan Lawless during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Scarlet Speedster's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.