U18 World League

Arena Julio Verne
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ted Wiseman made the kick off which started today's match. In the 14th minute, T H F C's Graeme Tompkins seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Graeme Tompkins the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of T H F C protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Graeme Tompkins had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of T H F C:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Nautilus:s goal. Dane Wardell had in the 15thth minute some difficulties stopping Richard Ferreira's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball Gil de Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jo Timiney in the 16th minute of the match. Gil de Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ted Wiseman in the 17th minute of the match. Ted Wiseman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Gil de Medeiros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Nautilus defense, Jimmy Hanson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gil de Medeiros. The Nautilus fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gil de Medeiros should have stopped the shot. Frederico Souto hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Gil de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ted Wiseman in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, Jimmy Hanson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. T H F C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nautilus the free kick. A collision led to T H F C getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Jimmy Hanson hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Richard Ferreira was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Nautilus booed when T H F C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jimmy Hanson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ted Wiseman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gil de Medeiros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. A collision led to T H F C getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Ted Wiseman hit a great ball. Gil de Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timothy Bostock, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by João de Castro during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 69 played minutes Nautilus got a freekick which was hit by João de Castro. Ted Wiseman got in the 70th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Gil de Medeiros handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Jimmy Hanson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ted Wiseman's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gil de Medeiros firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a little luck, Nautilus's Gil de Medeiros got control of the ball when Ted Wiseman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dane Wardell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelinho de Andrade in the 80th minute of play. Gil de Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timothy Bostock in the 88th minute of the match. The T H F C players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.