U18 World League

Temple of Solomon
Spectators: 7838 (Terracing: 5880, Seating: 1802, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Manolito Flores got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Templars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manolito Flores came free, but Dylan Pizzuto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Marco-Antonio Climent took a good shot, in the 8th minute, which hit the crossbar above Dylan Pizzuto's head, and flew over the goal. Templars FC's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Cuschieri in the 16th minute of play forced F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goalkeeper Ramón Quiroga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute, Noel Cesare hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Colin Cassola hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. A collision led to F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Gilen Adán hit a great ball. Ramón Quiroga came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Templars FC's Noel Cesare. But to his dismay, Noel Cesare quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 25 minutes into the match, Templars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manolito Flores came free, but Dylan Pizzuto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's César Nafría got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Monte Vega recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 31 minutes into the game, Colin Cassola was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Templars FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA the free kick. Colin Cassola hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Dylan Pizzuto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joachim Dobale went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Ramón Quiroga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA from getting a goal against them. Monte Vega received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Dylan Pizzuto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goalkeeper Ramón Quiroga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Peter Degiorgio. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Peter Degiorgio to make the kick off. A collision led to F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Gilen Adán hit a great ball. Ramón Quiroga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Degiorgio in the 53rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Jaime Bergada got a free kick in the 55th minute. After 57 played minutes Templars FC got a freekick which was hit by Michael Meilak. In the 65th match minute, Templars FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kyle Camenzuli to maneuver through the defense. 70 minutes into the match, Templars FC's goalkeeper Dylan Pizzuto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manolito Flores. After some careless play in the Templars FC defense, Monte Vega kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dylan Pizzuto. The Templars FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dylan Pizzuto should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Monte Vega got free with Dylan Pizzuto in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 85th minute, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's César Nafría ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dylan Pizzuto. Dylan Pizzuto yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. César Nafría could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Dylan Pizzuto made a huge save. In the 91st match minute, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joachim Dobale to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute, Manolito Flores hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Templars FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's performance. The match ended with a win for F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA.