U18 World League

Celts Park
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bartolo Theobald got the match started through his kick off. Hipolito Abadie took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ronan Conlon. Ronan Conlon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 21st minute, Jay Fleming hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of JENIZAROS NEGROS PUNTANOS booed when Smiddy Celts was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robbie McAdam didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Eleuterio Carlomagno came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the JENIZAROS NEGROS PUNTANOS 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 Eleuterio Carlomagno couldn't finish the play. In the 26thth minute of the game Gordon Alderson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JENIZAROS NEGROS PUNTANOS's Marcelino Erauso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 32ndth minute of the game Gordon Alderson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JENIZAROS NEGROS PUNTANOS's Marcelino Erauso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marcelino Erauso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gordon Alderson's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Smiddy Celts's Ronan Conlon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hipolito Abadie in the 46th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Smiddy Celts's goal looked a bit too open when Bartolo Theobald came free, but Ronan Conlon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gordon Alderson to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Smiddy Celts's goalkeeper Ronan Conlon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bartolo Theobald. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartolo Theobald got free with Ronan Conlon in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 57th minute Ciaran McGill shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelino Erauso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to JENIZAROS NEGROS PUNTANOS getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Leonel Beat hit a great ball. Jordan Hastings blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcelino Erauso having to make a save. If Hipolito Abadie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ronan Conlon was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Damaso Llorienzo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Damaso Llorienzo really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. 66 minutes into the match, Bartolo Theobald notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Smiddy Celts's Ronan Conlon. Ronan Conlon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Smiddy Celts's Ronan Conlon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Smiddy Celts from getting a goal against them. If Jay Fleming had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Smiddy Celts's Ronan Conlon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hipolito Abadie in the 84th minute of play. The supporters of JENIZAROS NEGROS PUNTANOS booed when Smiddy Celts was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. James McRurie didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 89 played minutes, JENIZAROS NEGROS PUNTANOS's Eleuterio Carlomagno shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ronan Conlon 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 JENIZAROS NEGROS PUNTANOS reached it. After 96 played minutes JENIZAROS NEGROS PUNTANOS got a freekick which was hit by Dante Quiroga. When the match was over JENIZAROS NEGROS PUNTANOS could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Smiddy Celts throughout the match.