U18 World League

El Blanco Arena
Spectators: 7366 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Ladio Sabuco made the kick off and thus started the match. Glenn Fowler hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beinn Boulton in the 16th minute of play forced Real Dracul Medellín's goalkeeper Tercero Arriete to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tercero Arriete showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dean Herring in the 18th minute of the match. Ash Harris charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ash Harris the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ash Harris kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Tercero Arriete showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dean Herring, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beinn Boulton in the 31st minute of play forced Real Dracul Medellín's goalkeeper Tercero Arriete to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tercero Arriete made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beinn Boulton in the 33rd minute of play. Ronaldo Bao hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dean Herring in the 34th minute of play forced Real Dracul Medellín's goalkeeper Tercero Arriete to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute Beinn Boulton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tercero Arriete saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AC Milan's Conan Worth proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save AC Milan from getting a goal against them. If Beinn Boulton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Real Dracul Medellín's Tercero Arriete played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deon Farrell in the 42nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Ladio Sabuco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Dracul Medellín's supporters rose to their feet, but Ladio Sabuco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Conan Worth breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Glenn Fowler's late challenge caught a Real Dracul Medellín's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Glenn Fowler helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to AC Milan getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Glenn Fowler hit a great ball. Ladio Sabuco's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 47thth minute, Conan Worth skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dean Herring made a kick off. After 51 minutes, Rodney Maeda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Dracul Medellín and the AC Milan players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 51 played minutes Real Dracul Medellín got a freekick which was hit by Rodney Maeda. After 52 minutes of play, AC Milan's Dean Herring made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tercero Arriete was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 57th match minute, AC Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dale Milburn to maneuver through the defense. Conan Worth stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ladio Sabuco's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. After a rather tough play, Real Dracul Medellín's Ronaldo Bao got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 73rd minute, Goizeder Ruberte sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and AC Milan's Conan Worth didn't even have to move. Tercero Arriete made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dean Herring in the 77th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dean Herring got free with Tercero Arriete in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 85 minutes into the match, Real Dracul Medellín's goal looked a bit too open when Dean Herring came free, but Tercero Arriete reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th match minute, Real Dracul Medellín was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natan Blanco to maneuver through the defense. Dean Herring fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tercero Arriete having to interfere. Sammy Pilgrim charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sammy Pilgrim the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Real Dracul Medellín booed when AC Milan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sammy Pilgrim didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched AC Milan eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.