U18 World League

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Spectators: 8497 (Terracing: 6374, Seating: 1954, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tommy Kaine kicked off to start the match. Severiano Bonifaco was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cole Staggard showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arsenio Arias during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee gave Harry Cool a penalty, 9 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Aron Benton, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Simbo FC's Severiano Bonifaco. 2-0. After 15 played minutes Harry Cool got a freekick which was hit by Kirk Andrews. Tommy Kaine hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute Gervasio Matei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carver Watman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Tommy Kaine cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Severiano Bonifaco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Simbo FC's Gervasio Matei got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Simbo FC were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after Harry Cool's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Iker Oskarbi took the corner. Barth Spinder charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Barth Spinder the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Simbo FC booed when Harry Cool was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Barth Spinder didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cole Staggard received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Severiano Bonifaco came out and tried to block the shot, but Cole Staggard slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 43rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Harry Cool's zone, Cipriano Joachim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carver Watman came out of the goal and Cipriano Joachim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gervasio Matei to strike the kick off in the second half. Harry Cool's Duffield Osbiston quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ermegildo Eneas, made in the 53rd minute of the game. Severiano Bonifaco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tommy Kaine, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iker Oskarbi during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Iker Oskarbi hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Simbo FC's Ramiro Kimetz was substituted for Rafael Jaunti. The supporters of Harry Cool booed when Simbo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iker Oskarbi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute, Tommy Kaine 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. Harry Cool's Carver Watman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervasio Matei in the 61st minute of play. With a little luck, Harry Cool's Carver Watman got control of the ball when Denis Pitin tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 64th minute, Barth Spinder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Denis Pitin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gervasio Matei received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Carver Watman came out and tried to block the shot, but Gervasio Matei slotted it home off the left post making it 4-1 in the 74th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Denis Pitin got free with Carver Watman in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Denis Pitin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Carver Watman made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervasio Matei in the 90th minute of play forced Harry Cool's goalkeeper Carver Watman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute Cole Staggard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Severiano Bonifaco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Harry Cool getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Aron Benton hit a great ball. The Harry Cool players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.