U18 World League

Vale of Knights
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Quintin Funk started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Lionel Aviles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adolfo Caminero in the 8th minute of play. Adolfo Caminero might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lionel Aviles. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adolfo Caminero ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 10th minute Adolfo Caminero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lionel Aviles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Black Knights FC's goal looked a bit too open when Moisés Martinez came free, but Lionel Aviles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Plaza Babys CF's Moisés Martinez got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Moisés Martinez scored 0-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lionel Aviles, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Plaza Babys CF's Ventura Bartumeu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Plaza Babys CF from getting a goal against them. Black Knights FC's Lincoln Rosales suffered a sore thigh after 33 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Adolfo Caminero charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adolfo Caminero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 34 played minutes Plaza Babys CF got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Caminero. A sloppy throw-in by Caleb Stahl in the 36th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Plaza Babys CF's Marcial Sans. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moisés Martinez in the 37th minute of play forced Black Knights FC's goalkeeper Lionel Aviles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lionel Aviles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moisés Martinez in the 37th minute of play. When Moisés Martinez came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Plaza Babys CF 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 Moisés Martinez couldn't finish the play. When Porfiro Canal fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Plaza Babys CF's protests and gave Porfiro Canal a yellow card for diving instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Adolfo Caminero stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lionel Aviles made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adolfo Caminero in the 58th minute. Lionel Aviles made an important save on a dangerous shot by Moisés Martinez in the 61st minute. In the 61st match minute, Black Knights FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Louie Andrews to maneuver through the defense. Lionel Aviles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moisés Martinez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quintin Funk in the 66th minute of play forced Plaza Babys CF's goalkeeper Ventura Bartumeu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 69 minutes, Moisés Martinez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Plaza Babys CF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Moisés Martinez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Louie Andrews kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, Black Knights FC's goalkeeper Lionel Aviles had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adolfo Caminero. Through an outstanding action, after 82 minutes, Lionel Aviles successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Quintin Funk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 88 minutes, Caleb Stahl mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Black Knights FC and the Plaza Babys CF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 88 played minutes Black Knights FC got a freekick which was hit by Caleb Stahl. Ventura Bartumeu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Napoleon Cline in the 90th minute of the match. During the 91st minute of the match Porfiro Canal completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Porfiro Canal a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 92nd match minute, Plaza Babys CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Porfiro Canal to maneuver through the defense. Marcial Sans kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Plaza Babys CF had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.