U18 World League

Salvador Lizzio
Spectators: 9224 (Terracing: 6919, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) Cosme Turi made the kick off and thus started the match. 6 minutes into the match, Cable a Tierra's goal looked a bit too open when Luke Tyrell came free, but Amador Arias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mark Greaves made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Rodolfo Hodei sent off a good shot on target. 11 minutes into the match, Heavenly Hooters's goalkeeper Mark Greaves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafael Cordarryl. Amador Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicholas Reed, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute Brynn Mortimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amador Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Vinicio Gerazan came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Cable a Tierra fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Vinicio Gerazan couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Heavenly Hooters's Mark Greaves got control of the ball when Cosme Turi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Arturo Piorno could shoot a difficult shot in the 24th minute, which Mark Greaves however easily saved by the left post. In the 25th minute Rafael Cordarryl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mark Greaves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cable a Tierra's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Frank Snowden was slow to take the kick. During this time Heavenly Hooters's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Heavenly Hooters's corner Frank Snowden fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Amador Arias quite easily take care of the ball. Amador Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brynn Mortimer, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Brynn Mortimer made the kick off in the second half. Amador Arias didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Brynn Mortimer went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 60th minute, Rafael Cordarryl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Heavenly Hooters's Nat Hargraves was substituted for Glen Deeney. Heavenly Hooters's Liam Ackland was substituted for Steven Millman. After 61 played minutes Cable a Tierra got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Cordarryl. Cable a Tierra's Amador Arias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Cable a Tierra from getting a goal against them. Nicholas Reed's late challenge caught a Cable a Tierra's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nicholas Reed helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd minute, Nicholas Reed hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Cable a Tierra's Arturo Piorno got a free kick in the 71st minute. Brynn Mortimer's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 73rdth minute, Amador Arias skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With a little luck, Cable a Tierra's Amador Arias got control of the ball when Brynn Mortimer tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Cable a Tierra's Santiago Kelemen got a free kick in the 77th minute. After a rather tough play, Heavenly Hooters's Nat Hargraves got a free kick in the 80th minute. Maximino Timo kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brynn Mortimer got free with Amador Arias in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Amador Arias didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 85th minute, which inside left pole to 0-4. Amador Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicholas Reed in the 96th minute of play. Heavenly Hooters's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.