U18 World League

Roberto Benvido
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Wilfredo Garin made the kick off which started today's match. After 7 minutes, Neil Hinshelwood mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Korona Kielce and the La Vieja Guarida FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Korona Kielce getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Neil Hinshelwood hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 12 minutes, Richard Brearley successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Cleto Rodas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Richard Brearley made a huge save. In the 20th minute, Cleto Rodas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antonio Gagriel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benji Eubank, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the game, Eric Pell was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Korona Kielce's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Vieja Guarida FC the free kick. A collision led to Korona Kielce getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Eric Pell hit a great ball. Richard Brearley was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Isidro Sabino. The supporters of La Vieja Guarida FC booed when Korona Kielce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Deon Tully didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilfredo Garin got free with Richard Brearley in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eric Pell stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Cleto Rodas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 55 played minutes, Korona Kielce's Deon Tully shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Antonio Gagriel came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Korona Kielce reached it. Richard Brearley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquin Montrelle in the 62nd minute of the match. Richard Brearley came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by La Vieja Guarida FC's Cleto Rodas. But to his dismay, Cleto Rodas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Korona Kielce made a substitution. Billie Wakefield replaced Martyn Van Der Hoorn. In the 70th minute, Russ Wardman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, La Vieja Guarida FC's Roman Donio got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute, Rhys Rathmell ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Antonio Gagriel was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 76 minutes into the match, Korona Kielce's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquin Montrelle came free, but Richard Brearley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute, Cleto Rodas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Richard Brearley was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Richard Brearley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquin Montrelle in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd match minute, Korona Kielce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nick Holyfield to maneuver through the defense. After 83 played minutes, La Vieja Guarida FC's Rolando Eguen shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Richard Brearley came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in La Vieja Guarida FC reached it. The supporters of La Vieja Guarida FC booed when Korona Kielce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nick Holyfield didn't get a good kick on the ball. Russ Wardman lost his temper 93 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 94th minute, Russ Wardman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. La Vieja Guarida FC had won after a very even match.