U23 World League

El firulete
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marcus Seymour made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the game, Mathieu Roland was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fly T.T's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Deportivo Messina the free kick. In the 6th minute, Mathieu Roland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julian Stearns kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Cecilio Quinteros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Clifton Slaughter made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Edwardo Baca managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fly T.T's supporters rose to their feet, but Edwardo Baca was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gervasio Larra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Messina's Leonel Pancho got a free kick in the 18th minute. Clair Williamson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Gervasio Larra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 29 minutes, Clifton Slaughter successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Humberto Gorman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Gervasio Larra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 35 minutes, Cecilio Quinteros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deportivo Messina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cecilio Quinteros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Cecilio Quinteros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marcus Seymour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Gervasio Larra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Deportivo Messina's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Seymour came free, but Gervasio Larra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Humberto Gorman fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fly T.T's protests and gave Humberto Gorman a yellow card for diving instead. In the 46th minute, Humberto Gorman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When Leonel Pancho fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Deportivo Messina's protests and gave Leonel Pancho a yellow card for diving instead. After 54 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Deportivo Messina! The goalkeeper, Gervasio Larra, was totally fooled by Fly T.T's Léonard Keys, who 56 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Clifton Slaughter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Placido Machado in the 59th minute of the match. When Fabio Atarratze fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Deportivo Messina's protests and gave Fabio Atarratze a yellow card for diving instead. Fabio Atarratze kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cecilio Quinteros in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Clifton Slaughter saved Fly T.T from getting behind. Deportivo Messina's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cecilio Quinteros in the 75th minute. The corner ended in Jacobo Cortez almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Fly T.T's Clifton Slaughter did a great save. Placido Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gervasio Larra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Gorman in the 91st minute of the match. Despite being the better team, Deportivo Messina failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.