U21 World League

Telford Arena
Spectators: 7663 (Terracing: 5748, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Dalmacio Jeraldo made the kick off and thus started the match. Daniel Crabtree took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gao Chao Jing. Gao Chao Jing dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Shane Brindley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dalmacio Jeraldo in the 6th minute of play. In the 6th minute Dalmacio Jeraldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shane Brindley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juventus Telford's Shane Brindley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angel Benet in the 12th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Angel Benet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shane Brindley was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Vince Nicoll charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vince Nicoll the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Juventus Telford getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Vince Nicoll hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Daniel Crabtree sped through LA MAQUINA F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gao Chao Jing. After a defensive mix-up in Juventus Telford's zone, Dalmacio Jeraldo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shane Brindley came out of the goal and Dalmacio Jeraldo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Juventus Telford's Alastair Wishart got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Shane Brindley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angel Benet, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Juventus Telford's goal looked a bit too open when Angel Benet came free, but Shane Brindley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute, Angel Benet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Crabtree stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in LA MAQUINA F.C's zone, Daniel Crabtree stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gao Chao Jing came out of the goal and Daniel Crabtree tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roberto Tallia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bernabe Ramos hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Roberto Tallia's late challenge caught a Juventus Telford's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roberto Tallia helped the player get up and apologised. Roberto Tallia hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. LA MAQUINA F.C's Gao Chao Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Junior Colley in the 67th minute of play. Juventus Telford's Alastair Wishart got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Roberto Tallia's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Shane Brindley firmly grabbed it by the left post. Gao Chao Jing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alastair Wishart in the 79th minute of play. A collision led to LA MAQUINA F.C getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. David Santo hit a great ball. Daniel Crabtree recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.