U18 World League

Shmuel Stadium
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Andy Bjorg got the match started through his kick off. FC Triesen's Felix Ott played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zosimo Guadiana in the 2nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sandro Schleith got free with Valencia Cifuentes in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Franklin Polo came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Taltum FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Franklin Polo couldn't finish the play. After 9 played minutes FC Triesen got a freekick which was hit by Sandro Schleith. 11 minutes into the game, Ordóñez Cuesta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Felix Ott was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franklin Polo in the 19th minute of play forced FC Triesen's goalkeeper Felix Ott to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the game, one of FC Triesen:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Felix Ott took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xines Herriaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valencia Cifuentes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remy Peter in the 32nd minute of play. Felix Ott showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zosimo Guadiana, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Sandro Schleith charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sandro Schleith the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Taltum FC's Xines Herriaga managed to work through FC Triesen's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Xines Herriaga dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Felix Ott showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ordóñez Cuesta in the 37th minute of the match. FC Triesen's Felix Ott played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xines Herriaga in the 38th minute of play. Mellington Aniego fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felix Ott having to interfere. Xines Herriaga took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Felix Ott. Felix Ott dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Xines Herriaga was the one to do the kick off. Lorenzo Guerreiro charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lorenzo Guerreiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 53rd match minute, FC Triesen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Guerreiro to maneuver through the defense. Mellington Aniego, 54 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After some careless play in the FC Triesen defense, Ordóñez Cuesta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Felix Ott. The FC Triesen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Felix Ott should have stopped the shot. Felix Ott took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xines Herriaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute, Andy Bjorg made a precise shot to the right of Valencia Cifuentes. Taltum FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. Valencia Cifuentes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remy Peter in the 74th minute of play. Felix Ott didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xines Herriaga went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-6 was the resulting score. Valencia Cifuentes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandro Schleith in the 85th minute of the match. Felix Ott was out of position in the 87 minute of play, and Xines Herriaga capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Xines Herriaga really showed his touch with that goal: 1-8. FC Triesen's Felix Ott proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save FC Triesen from getting a goal against them. 91 minutes into the match, FC Triesen's goalkeeper Felix Ott had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xines Herriaga. Ordóñez Cuesta received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Felix Ott came out and tried to block the shot, but Ordóñez Cuesta slotted it home off the left post making it 1-9 in the 93rd minute. In the 96th match minute, FC Triesen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andy Bjorg to maneuver through the defense. Taltum FC played a much better game than FC Triesen and deserved their victory. The FC Triesen players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.