U18 World League

Salvatore Riina
Spectators: 7613 (Terracing: 5710, Seating: 1751, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Freddy Blakewell made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of LA COSA NOSTRA booed when Clapham Rovers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sly Baker didn't get a good kick on the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Clapham Rovers's goalkeeper Conan Worth had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Evandro Azeredo. Evandro Azeredo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 8thth minute, Conan Worth skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Aristides Mascarenhas kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Jacob Lameiras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy Blakewell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute, LA COSA NOSTRA's Silvestre Castilho seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Silvestre Castilho the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of LA COSA NOSTRA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Silvestre Castilho had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 19 minutes into the game, one of LA COSA NOSTRA:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Jacob Lameiras didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Freddy Blakewell went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Jacob Lameiras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Freddy Blakewell in the 26th minute of play. A collision led to LA COSA NOSTRA getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Adérito Castro hit a great ball. Marty Child kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aristides Mascarenhas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes LA COSA NOSTRA got a freekick which was hit by Afonso Portugal. The audience was convinced that Alcides Gama's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Conan Worth was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Afonso Portugal charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Afonso Portugal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Afonso Portugal hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After 73 played minutes Clapham Rovers got a freekick which was hit by Sly Baker. The supporters of Clapham Rovers booed when LA COSA NOSTRA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afonso Portugal didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 79 played minutes LA COSA NOSTRA got a freekick which was hit by Adérito Castro. Vinnie Bartlett took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 81st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jacob Lameiras. LA COSA NOSTRA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Alcides Gama received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Conan Worth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 89 played minutes LA COSA NOSTRA got a freekick which was hit by Adriano Almeida. The audience thought a goal was coming when Freddy Blakewell got free with Jacob Lameiras in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Freddy Blakewell got free with Jacob Lameiras in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Clapham Rovers's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.