U21 World League

Torque Arena
Spectators: 7577 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Saul Sanabria started the match with the kick off. Curt Littlejohn struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Manoel Loarte didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stowe City. A collision led to Stowe City getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Cameron Cardona hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, Stowe City's goal looked a bit too open when Matías Longo came free, but Willie Cabrera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Dantae Septien fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Montevideo City Torque's protests and gave Dantae Septien a yellow card for diving instead. After 10 played minutes Montevideo City Torque got a freekick which was hit by Dantae Septien. In the 15th match minute, Stowe City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frankie Welsh to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute, Harry Gage ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manoel Loarte was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Montevideo City Torque's Manoel Loarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cameron Cardona in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute Stowe City were awarded a corner. Dexter Ashley went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Dexter Ashley almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Montevideo City Torque's Manoel Loarte did a great save. After 26 minutes of play, Stowe City's Darell Frey made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manoel Loarte was left in no man's land by his defense there! Manoel Loarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darell Frey in the 35th minute of play. Reginald Fisher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manoel Loarte having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Reginald Fisher got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dexter Ashley during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Stowe City's Dexter Ashley got a free kick in the 44th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Darell Frey made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Montevideo City Torque's goalkeeper Manoel Loarte had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cameron Cardona. Manoel Loarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reginald Fisher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 62 played minutes Stowe City got a freekick which was hit by Reginald Fisher. When Martinez Garantos fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Montevideo City Torque's protests and gave Martinez Garantos a yellow card for diving instead. Martinez Garantos kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Darell Frey dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Manoel Loarte, 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in Montevideo City Torque's zone, Darell Frey stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manoel Loarte came out of the goal and Darell Frey tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Manoel Loarte came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Stowe City's Darell Frey. But to his dismay, Darell Frey quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Manoel Loarte stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Harry Gage's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Cameron Cardona's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 83rdth minute, Manoel Loarte skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Harry Gage was extremely unlucky when he, in the 94th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When the final whistle sounded Stowe City left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Montevideo City Torque.