U23 World League

PeposTaDium
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gilles Russell took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 14th minute Mathieu Roland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernan Cortez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Olds School Pepo's zone, Mathieu Roland stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fernan Cortez came out of the goal and Mathieu Roland tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 27th minute Emanuel Tancredo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clifton Slaughter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Fly T.T's Léonard Keys got a free kick in the 35th minute. The audience was convinced that Gilles Russell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fernan Cortez was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Fernan Cortez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gilles Russell went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The Olds School Pepo players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Fly T.T were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Gualterio Bonadona made the kick off in the second half. Mathieu Roland received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fernan Cortez came out and tried to block the shot, but Mathieu Roland slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 51st minute. Kirk Parks kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 58th minute, Mathieu Roland ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fernan Cortez was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. With a little luck, Olds School Pepo's Fernan Cortez got control of the ball when Mathieu Roland tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gilles Russell in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fernan Cortez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Alejandro Cortez fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Olds School Pepo's protests and gave Alejandro Cortez a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Olds School Pepo's Alejandro Cortez got a free kick in the 67th minute. Olds School Pepo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 68th minute, when Mathieu Roland scored to the left of an out of position Fernan Cortez, making the score, 0-5. Victorio Lapurdi hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Mathieu Roland might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fernan Cortez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mathieu Roland ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Olds School Pepo's zone, Léonard Keys stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fernan Cortez came out of the goal and Léonard Keys tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mathieu Roland scored 0-6 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fernan Cortez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 89 minutes into the game, Léonard Keys cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Fernan Cortez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Gualterio Bonadona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fly T.T's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.