U18 World League

Rushden Lakes
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) TibaDons's Grant Cornish started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to TibaDons getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Robbie Denham hit a great ball. Ollie Clark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Sobral, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Stu Blewett hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Palmiro Moniz in the 19th minute of play forced TibaDons's goalkeeper Ollie Clark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of TibaDons booed when AMLUCHO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olívio Sousa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zarco Vaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grant Cornish, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute TibaDons were awarded a corner. Luke Cooke went to the cornerflag to take it. The supporters of TibaDons booed when AMLUCHO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Palmiro Moniz didn't get a good kick on the ball. TibaDons's Ollie Clark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olívio Sousa in the 32nd minute of play. A collision led to AMLUCHO getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Honorato Monsanto hit a great ball. 39 minutes into the game, Paulino Quaresma was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AMLUCHO's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TibaDons the free kick. After a rather tough play, AMLUCHO's Paulino Quaresma got a free kick in the 39th minute. Ollie Clark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Sobral in the 45th minute of play. With 45 minutes on the clock, Reggie Shephard commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 44 minutes into the game, one of TibaDons:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave AMLUCHO a penalty, 47 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Reinaldo Liberato, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of TibaDons's Ollie Clark. 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Palmiro Moniz to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Austen Bull during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 52nd match minute, TibaDons was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Austen Bull to maneuver through the defense. 59 minutes into the match, Hugo Sobral dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ollie Clark, 0-2. If Palmiro Moniz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice moves Palmiro Moniz could shoot a difficult shot in the 69th minute, which Ollie Clark however easily saved by the left post. Eric Butt charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eric Butt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eric Butt hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. With a little luck, TibaDons's Ollie Clark got control of the ball when Palmiro Moniz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ollie Clark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Sobral in the 79th minute of play. Ollie Clark was a little too slow when Hugo Sobral got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 0-3. Ollie Clark came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by AMLUCHO's Hugo Sobral. But to his dismay, Hugo Sobral quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Ollie Clark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulino Quaresma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 97 minutes into the game, Rick Postolan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TibaDons's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AMLUCHO the free kick. In the 97th minute, Rick Postolan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.