U18 World League

Ashbourne Stadium
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Muhannad Ajram made the kick off and thus started the match. Thomas Fieschi kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Arnaldo Berardi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Muhannad Ajram in the 6th minute. In the 11th minute Hadi Faraj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnaldo Berardi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diya Arif's late challenge caught a Black Dragons's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diya Arif helped the player get up and apologised. Diya Arif hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Thomas Fieschi 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. Arnaldo Berardi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamzah Al Safi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the match, Black Dragons's goal looked a bit too open when Hadi Faraj came free, but Arnaldo Berardi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hamzah Al Safi might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arnaldo Berardi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hamzah Al Safi ran back to his position shaking his head. If Borhan Ruwaid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hadi Faraj got free with Arnaldo Berardi in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Líbano booed when Black Dragons was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severin Fieschi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Black Dragons's Arnaldo Berardi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kadar Aban in the 32nd minute of play. In the 38th match minute, Black Dragons was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lovis Camiscia to maneuver through the defense. 40 minutes into the match, Black Dragons's goalkeeper Arnaldo Berardi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hamzah Al Safi. Black Dragons's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when Hadi Faraj scored to the left of an out of position Arnaldo Berardi, making the score, 2-0. Arnaldo Berardi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kadar Aban showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 47 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

When Muhannad Ajram came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Líbano 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 Muhannad Ajram couldn't finish the play. Arnaldo Berardi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamzah Al Safi in the 54th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diya Arif in the 55th minute of play forced Black Dragons's goalkeeper Arnaldo Berardi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnaldo Berardi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Muhannad Ajram went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Mirko Theiss received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Fatih Adas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 62 played minutes Black Dragons got a freekick which was hit by Mirko Theiss. The Líbano fans' excitement grew in the 65th match minute when Líbano's Muhannad Ajram looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waddah Luqman in the 72nd minute of play forced Black Dragons's goalkeeper Arnaldo Berardi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Black Dragons's goal looked a bit too open when Muhannad Ajram came free, but Arnaldo Berardi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnaldo Berardi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Muhannad Ajram in the 75th minute of play. The supporters of Líbano booed when Black Dragons was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lovis Camiscia didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lovis Camiscia during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Black Dragons's Lovis Camiscia got a free kick in the 79th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Muhannad Ajram had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnaldo Berardi. Black Dragons's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Muhannad Ajram was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Arnaldo Berardi came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Líbano's Muhannad Ajram. But to his dismay, Muhannad Ajram quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. Líbano walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.