U18 World League

Greenbay Park
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Darius Coton started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Clemente Astigar made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Harry Riad sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Orixe in the 8th minute of play forced Greenbay's goalkeeper Alfie Nethercot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 9 minutes, Gustavo Orixe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC and the Greenbay players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 10 played minutes Greenbay got a freekick which was hit by Harry Riad. Greenbay's Alfie Nethercot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Orixe in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Abeijon in the 14th minute of play forced Greenbay's goalkeeper Alfie Nethercot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Isaias Benvido fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's protests and gave Isaias Benvido a yellow card for diving instead. Harry Riad received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Clemente Astigar came out and tried to block the shot, but Harry Riad slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 21st minute. 24 minutes into the match, Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's goalkeeper Clemente Astigar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Darius Coton. 25 minutes into the match, Greenbay's goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Abeijon came free, but Alfie Nethercot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute Rosendo Sotero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfie Nethercot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfie Nethercot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rosendo Sotero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Brian Webb hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfie Nethercot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Abeijon, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's Clemente Astigar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darius Coton in the 39th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Brian Webb notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's Clemente Astigar. Clemente Astigar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 45th minute, Quentin Preston got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Isaias Benvido to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Brian Webb hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Isaias Benvido's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alfie Nethercot firmly grabbed it by the left post. Clemente Astigar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Callum Rockett in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd match minute, Greenbay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brian Webb to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Teo Mazuste managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Teo Mazuste was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfie Nethercot breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 66th minute, Gustavo Orixe reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alfie Nethercot. The goal made the score 2-1. After 70 played minutes Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC got a freekick which was hit by Marciano Shantala. A collision led to Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Aaron Honrio hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the game, Greenbay's Harry Riad nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Clemente Astigar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Gustavo Orixe struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Alfie Nethercot didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC. The audience thought a goal was coming when Romeo Abeijon got free with Alfie Nethercot in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's Paulo Mancio got a free kick in the 91st minute. Brian Webb kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Orixe in the 94th minute of play forced Greenbay's goalkeeper Alfie Nethercot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute Quentin Preston shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clemente Astigar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Greenbay had played much better football throughout.