U18 World League

Lost Limbs Arena
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabian Waller started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Amputees FC got a freekick which was hit by Matthews Pywell. In the 6thth minute of the game Damaso Bilbo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Amputees FC's Al Stevens was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 7 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Damaso Bilbo sped through Amputees FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Al Stevens. After a rather tough play, Amputees FC's Preston Worsley got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Amputees FC's goalkeeper Al Stevens, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Amputees FC's Al Stevens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damaso Bilbo in the 18th minute of play. 22 minutes into the game, Damaso Bilbo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Al Stevens was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 25 minutes of play, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Damaso Bilbo made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Al Stevens was left in no man's land by his defense there! 27 minutes into the match, Amputees FC's goal looked a bit too open when Segundo Delfino came free, but Al Stevens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute, Benny Schulzte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 37 minutes, Damaso Bilbo made it 0-5 with a short kick to the right side. Amputees FC's Al Stevens tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot.

Amputees FC's Al Stevens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damaso Bilbo in the 52nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Damaso Bilbo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Al Stevens was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Damaso Bilbos short, quick shot in the 55thth minute got Al Stevens to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Al Stevens was a little too slow when Damaso Bilbo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 56th minute. The score was now 0-7. Al Stevens didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Damaso Bilbo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-8 in the ordered_time% minute. 63 minutes into the game, Isidro Jakes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Amputees FC the free kick. Isidro Jakes hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valentin Oinaz in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Al Stevens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Buchanan Sedgman hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Damaso Bilbo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Al Stevens. That made the score 0-9 in the 76 minute of play. Al Stevens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damaso Bilbo in the 81st minute of the match. If Cirilo Pietro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Al Stevens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damaso Bilbo, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damaso Bilbo in the 91st minute of play forced Amputees FC's goalkeeper Al Stevens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Al Stevens was a little too slow when Damaso Bilbo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 94th minute. The score was now 0-10. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ played a much better game than Amputees FC and deserved their victory. The Amputees FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.