U18 World League

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 7802 (Terracing: 5853, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 155) Omar Ralondo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 10th minute Omar Ralondo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Irving Dennis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Paulino Naelio managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【E ➣PS2 FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulino Naelio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Irving Dennis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Sport Lisboa e Benfica getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Baptiste Beck hit a great ball. Paulino Naelio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Irving Dennis having to interfere. With a little luck, 【E ➣PS2 FC's Jonas Crescencio got control of the ball when Boniface Fulton tried to sneak it across the goal line. 【E ➣PS2 FC's Jonas Crescencio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonia Webb in the 21st minute of play. Jonas Crescencio was out of position in the 27 minute of play, and Antonia Webb capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Antonia Webb really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Jonas Crescencio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wilfred Fleming in the 34th minute. Antonia Webb might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonas Crescencio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antonia Webb ran back to his position shaking his head. Jonas Crescencio came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Antonia Webb. But to his dismay, Antonia Webb quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antonia Webb made a kick off. With a little luck, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Irving Dennis got control of the ball when Omar Ralondo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carlton Andrade kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. 【E ➣PS2 FC made a substitution. Ronnie Wood replaced Omar Ralondo. When Leo Goyo came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the 【E ➣PS2 FC 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 Leo Goyo couldn't finish the play. Irving Dennis came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by 【E ➣PS2 FC's Ronnie Wood. But to his dismay, Ronnie Wood quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Bernardo Batista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute, Leo Goyo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Sport Lisboa e Benfica getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Georges Christopher hit a great ball. In the 90th minute, 【E ➣PS2 FC's Ronnie Wood ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Irving Dennis. Irving Dennis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. Irving Dennis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Batista in the 96th minute of the match. Antonia Webb took the ball and in the 98 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonas Crescencio. Jonas Crescencio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. 【E ➣PS2 FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.