U18 World League

Ministry of Magic
Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5677, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Evelio Manilan kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Rob Everett made a precise shot to the right of Zacarias Pero. Gladiadores's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 8th play minute Archie Belford came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Zacarias Pero. 2-0. Gladiadores's Zacarias Pero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bradley Moon in the 16th minute of play. The supporters of Gladiadores booed when The Obscurials was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cornelius Lunt didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Gladiadores booed when The Obscurials was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jarvis Locke didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zacarias Pero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bradley Moon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Gladiadores getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Conrado Veremundo hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Archie Belford got free with Zacarias Pero in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Florentino Gonchan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Albert Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zacarias Pero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Archie Belford, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 56th match minute, Gladiadores was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaspar Markel to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Archie Belford managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Obscurials's supporters rose to their feet, but Archie Belford was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zacarias Pero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Evelio Manilan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of The Obscurials booed when Gladiadores was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evelio Manilan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute, Rob Everett made a precise shot to the right of Zacarias Pero. Gladiadores's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Zacarias Pero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ray Fessey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bradley Moon in the 81st minute of play forced Gladiadores's goalkeeper Zacarias Pero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gladiadores's Zacarias Pero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rob Everett in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Gladiadores's goal looked a bit too open when Bradley Moon came free, but Zacarias Pero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florentino Gonchan charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Florentino Gonchan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 86 played minutes Gladiadores got a freekick which was hit by Florentino Gonchan. Zacarias Pero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ray Fessey in the 89th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Gladiadores fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 89th minute. Penalty! The referee gave The Obscurials a penalty, 90 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jarvis Locke, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Gladiadores's Zacarias Pero. 5-0. The referee felt a red card was in order, 96 minutes into the game, when Jarvis Locke put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, The Obscurials's Jarvis Locke got a free kick in the 97th minute. In the 98th minute, Evelio Baristo 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. The Obscurials's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.