U18 World League

Soccer Arena
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcus Maher took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alvin Santiago got free with Rex Marler in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Maher in the 6th minute of play forced Arrows Academy FC's goalkeeper Rex Marler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arrows Academy FC's Camron Bullard couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 9th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Cosmos Soccer Club. After a rather tough play, Cosmos Soccer Club's Tyson Stanford got a free kick in the 13th minute. Rex Marler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Maher, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Marcus Maher succeeded in the game's 27th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emilio Felipe Poyer during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 39th match minute, Cosmos Soccer Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emilio Felipe Poyer to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Arrows Academy FC's Camron Bullard tried to score from far away in the 41st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After having played for 47 minutes, Camron Bullard managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arrows Academy FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Camron Bullard was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Simon Roche was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Marcus Maher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rex Marler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Simon Roche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Camron Bullard kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After 59 minutes of play, Cosmos Soccer Club's Marcus Maher made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rex Marler was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Simon Roche came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Arrows Academy 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 Simon Roche couldn't finish the play. Emilio Felipe Poyer was shown his second yellow card after 66 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 66 played minutes Cosmos Soccer Club got a freekick which was hit by Emilio Felipe Poyer. Camron Bullard struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Quintin Saldana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arrows Academy FC. Arrows Academy FC's Rex Marler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claude Tuttle in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th minute Cosmos Soccer Club were awarded a corner. Claude Tuttle went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Nathan Cortez managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Johnny Haxby during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Arrows Academy FC's Johnny Haxby got a free kick in the 78th minute. Claude Tuttle took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 79th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rex Marler. Arrows Academy FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 91 minutes into the game, Arrows Academy FC's Simon Roche nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Quintin Saldana made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Cosmos Soccer Club were victorious despite being under pressure from Arrows Academy FC for much of the match.