U18 World League

Efrain Luke
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) AC DeMiRHaN's Eduardo Hinkle 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. Valentin Pereyra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ed Rose in the 6th minute of the match. In the 8th minute, Rolando Indar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute, Ed Rose left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC DeMiRHaN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Hinkle in the 18th minute of play forced FIORITO CITY's goalkeeper Valentin Pereyra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eliseo Honesto was extremely unlucky when he, in the 20th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 25th minute, Theron Hoffman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valentin Pereyra was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 29 minutes into the match, FIORITO CITY's goal looked a bit too open when Theron Hoffman came free, but Valentin Pereyra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valentin Pereyra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ed Rose, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 34 minutes into the match, FIORITO CITY's goal looked a bit too open when Theron Hoffman came free, but Valentin Pereyra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ed Rose had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Eduardo Hinkle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes into the match, Ed Rose had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valentin Pereyra. FIORITO CITY's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ed Rose was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The FIORITO CITY players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AC DeMiRHaN were winning 0-3.

Valentin Pereyra was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Theron Hoffman showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 57 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Eduardo Hinkle managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC DeMiRHaN's supporters rose to their feet, but Eduardo Hinkle was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valentin Pereyra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Oswaldo Todd showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casimiro Lohitzun in the 66th minute of the match. Oswaldo Todd came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by FIORITO CITY's Santiago Pacorro. But to his dismay, Santiago Pacorro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Zackary Sullivan kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. With a little luck, FIORITO CITY's Valentin Pereyra got control of the ball when Ed Rose tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 80 minutes, Rolando Indar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FIORITO CITY and the AC DeMiRHaN players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eduardo Hinkle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Valentin Pereyra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th minute Theron Hoffman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentin Pereyra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to FIORITO CITY getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Casimiro Lohitzun hit a great ball. 94 minutes into the match, Mitch Wade dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Valentin Pereyra, 1-5. AC DeMiRHaN played a much better game than FIORITO CITY and deserved their victory. The FIORITO CITY players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.