U23 World League

Sleepy Hollow
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5794, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 140) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benjamin Sykes kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, The Handsome Wizards UTD's Benjamin Sykes got a free kick in the 2nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lazaro Armada in the 3rd minute of play forced The Handsome Wizards UTD's goalkeeper Luke Hollingsworth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tyler Ball hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Lazaro Armada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luke Hollingsworth having to interfere. Luke Hollingsworth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermenegildo Maldonado in the 15th minute of the match. Benjamin Sykes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Lancelot Sauca skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, The Handsome Wizards UTD's Austen Pennant got a free kick in the 21st minute. A collision led to The Handsome Wizards UTD getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Austen Pennant hit a great ball. After 25 played minutes Los once leones Ourense got a freekick which was hit by Jacobo Paris. Luke Hollingsworth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hermenegildo Maldonado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute Lazaro Armada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Hollingsworth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Los once leones Ourense's goalkeeper Lancelot Sauca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benjamin Sykes. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hermenegildo Maldonado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Luke Hollingsworth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermenegildo Maldonado in the 51st minute of play. Luke Hollingsworth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hermenegildo Maldonado, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermenegildo Maldonado in the 55th minute of play forced The Handsome Wizards UTD's goalkeeper Luke Hollingsworth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the match, The Handsome Wizards UTD's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Harroyo came free, but Luke Hollingsworth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th match minute, The Handsome Wizards UTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Austen Pennant to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute of the match Hermenegildo Maldonado sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luke Hollingsworth skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Sykes in the 67th minute of play forced Los once leones Ourense's goalkeeper Lancelot Sauca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luke Hollingsworth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermenegildo Maldonado in the 68th minute of the match. Luke Hollingsworth made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Hermenegildo Maldonado sent off a good shot on target. In the 76th minute, Dominik Smith hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 79 minutes into the game, Lazaro Armada recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Luke Hollingsworth. Lazaro Armada showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Romualdo Salgado in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luke Hollingsworth saved The Handsome Wizards UTD from getting behind. Luke Hollingsworth made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Lazaro Armada sent off a good shot on target. 95 minutes into the game, Dominik Smith was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Handsome Wizards UTD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Los once leones Ourense the free kick. In the 95th match minute, The Handsome Wizards UTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dominik Smith to maneuver through the defense. The The Handsome Wizards UTD fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Los once leones Ourense were clearly better and deserved to take the win.