U18 World League

Thousand Sunny
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mikael Forsell started the match with the kick off. The One Piece FC fans' excitement grew in the 4th match minute when One Piece FC's Anselmo Cegama looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. One Piece FC's Orlandus Rivera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tristram Boyce in the 10th minute of play. After 13 minutes of play, Real Chelsea's Tristram Boyce made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Orlandus Rivera was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 21 played minutes Real Chelsea got a freekick which was hit by Vinnie Reading. 24 minutes into the match, Real Chelsea's goalkeeper Ethan Mitchell had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dunixi Claudio. If Anselmo Cegama had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Real Chelsea's Ethan Mitchell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmo Cegama in the 29th minute of play. Real Chelsea's Ethan Mitchell proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Real Chelsea from getting a goal against them. Anselmo Cegama might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ethan Mitchell. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anselmo Cegama ran back to his position shaking his head. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anselmo Cegama made a kick off. Will Sawbridge fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orlandus Rivera having to interfere. Tristram Boyce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Orlandus Rivera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mikael Forsell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orlandus Rivera having to interfere. Ostots Bracero's late challenge caught a Real Chelsea's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ostots Bracero helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, One Piece FC's Ostots Bracero got a free kick in the 70th minute. After having played for 71 minutes, Mikael Forsell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Chelsea's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mikael Forsell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Real Chelsea's zone, Anselmo Cegama stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ethan Mitchell came out of the goal and Anselmo Cegama tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anselmo Cegama hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Shaun Johnston kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The One Piece FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Real Chelsea had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.