U18 World League

Suzuki Arena
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Rhys Rathmell started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Xian Aliprando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Davis in the 3rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Russ Wardman during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Russ Wardman hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Garaile Marquez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Brearley having to interfere. 15 minutes into the game, Rhys Rathmell cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Xian Aliprando was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 21 minutes of play, AJ Juventus FC's Lorenz Cedron made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Richard Brearley was left in no man's land by his defense there! 24 minutes into the match, AJ Juventus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rhys Rathmell came free, but Xian Aliprando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, AJ Juventus FC's goalkeeper Xian Aliprando had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tyrone Kirkpatrick. Xian Aliprando came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Korona Kielce's Rhys Rathmell. But to his dismay, Rhys Rathmell quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 32 minutes into the match, Korona Kielce's goal looked a bit too open when Garaile Marquez came free, but Richard Brearley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute of the match, Rhys Rathmell tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Xian Aliprando saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 48 minutes into the game, Patrick Davis recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Xian Aliprando. Patrick Davis showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lorenz Cedron stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Tyrone Kirkpatrick had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Xian Aliprando. AJ Juventus FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tyrone Kirkpatrick was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Davis in the 61st minute of play forced AJ Juventus FC's goalkeeper Xian Aliprando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lorenz Cedron struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Richard Brearley didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AJ Juventus FC. AJ Juventus FC made a substitution. Pello Alamon replaced Goizeder Pañalosa. Richard Brearley was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Garaile Marquez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-2 in the 69 minute of play. Richard Brearley made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lorenz Cedron in the 76th minute. Pello Alamon's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Richard Brearley firmly grabbed it by the left post. Korona Kielce's Patrick Davis got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.