U18 World League

Juventus Stadium
Spectators: 7779 (Terracing: 5835, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pastor Benat made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, Ronnie Blakeley had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Victor Benat. Xeneizes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronnie Blakeley was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Dylan Bartlett made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pastor Benat in the 11th minute. Benjamin Wiley kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Pastor Benat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dylan Bartlett was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Xeneizes's Feliciano Ugutz got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Coventry Wasps's Kris Oddy got a free kick in the 22nd minute. The audience was convinced that Ronnie Blakeley's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victor Benat was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Aureliano Reynardo's late challenge caught a Coventry Wasps's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aureliano Reynardo helped the player get up and apologised. Lucas Bridgewater recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Victor Benat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronnie Blakeley, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. After 32 played minutes Coventry Wasps got a freekick which was hit by Robert Bradfield. Victor Benat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronnie Blakeley in the 39th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Xeneizes's zone, Ronnie Blakeley stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victor Benat came out of the goal and Ronnie Blakeley tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edgardo Salomone during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Edgardo Salomone hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Ronnie Blakeley managed to get in a good position for a shot. Coventry Wasps's supporters rose to their feet, but Ronnie Blakeley was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Victor Benat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Xeneizes's Robustiano Endura was substituted for Claudio Peter. The wind increased when Ronnie Blakeley made the kick off in the second half. Coventry Wasps's Dylan Bartlett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliciano Ugutz in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute, Benjamin Wiley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ariel Salvatore, 56 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Coventry Wasps made a substitution. Vernon Myers replaced Robert Bradfield. Vernon Myers received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Victor Benat came out and tried to block the shot, but Vernon Myers slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 62nd minute. With a little luck, Xeneizes's Victor Benat got control of the ball when Ronnie Blakeley tried to sneak it across the goal line. Xeneizes's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Vernon Myers 68 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-3. Benjamin Wiley charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benjamin Wiley the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd match minute, Coventry Wasps was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Wiley to maneuver through the defense. The audience held their breath when Aureliano Reynardo in the 74th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Dylan Bartlett's left hand side. When Feliciano Ugutz came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Xeneizes 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 Feliciano Ugutz couldn't finish the play. Xeneizes's Victor Benat proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Xeneizes from getting a goal against them. After 92 played minutes Xeneizes got a freekick which was hit by Aureliano Reynardo. Kris Oddy's late challenge caught a Xeneizes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kris Oddy helped the player get up and apologised. Kris Oddy kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Coventry Wasps'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.