U18 World League

CLAYMORE CITY
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Thad Rocha kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, AL TOKE FC's Bonifacio Urbasa got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Ignacio Rami might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Owen McGinnis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ignacio Rami ran back to his position shaking his head. 9 minutes into the match, AL TOKE FC's goalkeeper Augusto Handi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thad Rocha. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gustavo Jenaro in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Owen McGinnis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lucien Cruz hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute Gustavo Jenaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Owen McGinnis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucien Cruz kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. After some careless play in the AL TOKE FC defense, Thad Rocha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Augusto Handi. The AL TOKE FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Augusto Handi should have stopped the shot. After 27th play minutes Gustavo Jenaro shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Owen McGinnis and just under the crossbar into goal. Bob Bright could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Augusto Handi made a huge save. Thad Rochas short, quick shot in the 42ndth minute got Augusto Handi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in CLAYMORE COUNTRY's zone, Bonifacio Urbasa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Owen McGinnis came out of the goal and Bonifacio Urbasa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Neil Jacques hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Owen McGinnis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Jenaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gustavo Jenaro was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bob Bright in the 52nd minute of play forced AL TOKE FC's goalkeeper Augusto Handi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Bob Bright had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of CLAYMORE COUNTRY booed when AL TOKE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amadeo Umbruso didn't get a good kick on the ball. CLAYMORE COUNTRY's Thad Rocha got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Higinio Txordon kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. CLAYMORE COUNTRY's Antione Lacroix was substituted for Neil Jacques. In the 67th minute, Higinio Txordon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Augusto Handi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bob Bright in the 70th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 82nd minute of the game was made by Antione Lacroix with Nick English as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Ignacio Rami charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ignacio Rami the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to AL TOKE FC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Ignacio Rami hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thad Rocha in the 93rd minute of play forced AL TOKE FC's goalkeeper Augusto Handi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lino Jerico hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. After 95 played minutes, CLAYMORE COUNTRY's Fernando Washburn shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Augusto Handi 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 CLAYMORE COUNTRY reached it. In the 96th match minute, AL TOKE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignacio Rami to maneuver through the defense. CLAYMORE COUNTRY were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of AL TOKE FC for a fine match.