U18 World League

Rushden Lakes
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Grant Cornish made the kick off which started today's match. Reggie Shephard kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. The supporters of Rivermania FC booed when TibaDons was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robbie Denham didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arturo Sengrat 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 10th minute. Ollie Clark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Nazario, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Nazario came free, but Ollie Clark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ollie Clark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Nazario in the 14th minute of play. After 16 minutes of play, Rivermania FC's Ubaldo Pasqual made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ollie Clark was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 20th minute Angelo Nazario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ollie Clark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Rivermania FC's Cristo Astrada got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 32nd minute, Ubaldo Pasqual hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in TibaDons's zone, Ubaldo Pasqual stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ollie Clark came out of the goal and Ubaldo Pasqual tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the TibaDons defense, Angelo Nazario kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ollie Clark. The TibaDons fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ollie Clark should have stopped the shot. When Rivermania FC's Angelo Nazario in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TibaDons's goalie prevented a goal. 46 minutes into the game, Ubaldo Pasqual was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rivermania FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TibaDons the free kick. After a rather tough play, Rivermania FC's Ubaldo Pasqual got a free kick in the 46th minute. After the first half Rivermania FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Angelo Nazario to make the kick off. After 56th play minutes Angelo Sugar shot 0-4, a short shot which went by Ollie Clark and just under the crossbar into goal. Ollie Clark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Nazario, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. A hard shot 62 in the game by Angelo Nazario from a close distance when the talented Ollie Clark managed to make a qualified save. TibaDons's players were relieved. With his leg Ollie Clark managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when Rivermania FC's Angelo Nazario fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ubaldo Pasqual received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Ollie Clark tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stan Hewitt's late challenge caught a Rivermania FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stan Hewitt helped the player get up and apologised. Stan Hewitt hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. TibaDons's Ollie Clark proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save TibaDons from getting a goal against them. Arturo Sengrat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grant Cornish in the 71st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grant Cornish in the 73rd minute of play forced Rivermania FC's goalkeeper Arturo Sengrat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th match minute, TibaDons was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stan Hewitt to maneuver through the defense. Angelo Nazario could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Ollie Clark made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Austen Bull managed to get in a good position for a shot. TibaDons's supporters rose to their feet, but Austen Bull was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arturo Sengrat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ollie Clark made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Angelo Nazario sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 83 minutes, Ubaldo Pasqual managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rivermania FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ubaldo Pasqual was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 86th minute Angelo Nazario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ollie Clark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. TibaDons's Ollie Clark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristo Astrada in the 87th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ubaldo Pasqual got free with Ollie Clark in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. TibaDons's Ollie Clark proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save TibaDons from getting a goal against them. Rivermania FC played a much better game than TibaDons and deserved their victory. The TibaDons players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.