U21 World League

Etihad Stadium
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Danilo Rafe kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Danilo Rafe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jim Sutton was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Danilo Rafe sped through Manchester City's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jim Sutton. Ernesto Izel charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ernesto Izel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Clemen Team AFC★C.A.B.J★'s Filiberto Ermano got a free kick in the 21st minute. Danilo Rafe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Jim Sutton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Clemen Team AFC★C.A.B.J★'s Danilo Rafe got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Danilo Rafe put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Jim Sutton. When Don Baird fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manchester City's protests and gave Don Baird a yellow card for diving instead. After having played for 36 minutes, Cosme Beliran managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clemen Team AFC★C.A.B.J★'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Cosme Beliran was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Generoso Orlondo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Johnstone in the 38th minute of the match. Bernabe Solustiano charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bernabe Solustiano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 44 played minutes Clemen Team AFC★C.A.B.J★ got a freekick which was hit by Bernabe Solustiano. In the 45th minute, Clive Hayward 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 Manchester City players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Clemen Team AFC★C.A.B.J★ were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Pierre Maston made the kick off in the second half. Jim Sutton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filiberto Ermano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Clemen Team AFC★C.A.B.J★'s Danilo Rafe in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manchester City's goalie prevented a goal. Jim Sutton was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Danilo Rafe capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Danilo Rafe really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. If Cornelio Darien had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filiberto Ermano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Jim Sutton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With 76 minutes on the clock, Bernabe Solustiano commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Clemen Team AFC★C.A.B.J★:s Generoso Orlondo showed great skill when he stopped Clive Hayward:s penalty. Clive Hayward took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Generoso Orlondo. Generoso Orlondo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. When Manchester City's Pierre Maston in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Clemen Team AFC★C.A.B.J★'s goalie prevented a goal. Henry Beckham kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Clemen Team AFC★C.A.B.J★'s Filiberto Ermano dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-4. Henry Beckham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Generoso Orlondo having to interfere. Henry Beckham hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Clemen Team AFC★C.A.B.J★'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.