U21 World League

The Betsy Stadium
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tristram Gower kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Les Howard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 8th minute, Gaudencio Sendoa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aurelio Nafarroa was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Tristram Gower capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tristram Gower really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Aurelio Nafarroa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tristram Gower in the 15th minute. Liam Durrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Manni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute, Faustino Llorian left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 23rd minute, Staffordshire Terrier FC's Tristram Gower dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Winnie Beck charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Winnie Beck the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ruperto Sanduru recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 33 minutes into the match, Staffordshire Terrier FC's goal looked a bit too open when Faustino Llorian came free, but Liam Durrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Staffordshire Terrier FC's goal looked a bit too open when Faustino Llorian came free, but Liam Durrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Liam Durrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raimundo Manni in the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Conrado Tello made a precise shot to the right of Liam Durrant. Staffordshire Terrier FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After 47 played minutes Staffordshire Terrier FC got a freekick which was hit by Babe Spencer. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Raimundo Manni made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ruperto Sanduru got free with Liam Durrant in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 54 minutes into the match, Staffordshire Terrier FC's goal looked a bit too open when Faustino Llorian came free, but Liam Durrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tristram Gower recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tristram Gower in the 69th minute of play forced ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s goalkeeper Aurelio Nafarroa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aurelio Nafarroa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tristram Gower's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Faustino Llorian received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Liam Durrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Faustino Llorian slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 76th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raimundo Manni got free with Liam Durrant in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 86 minutes into the match, ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s goal looked a bit too open when Tristram Gower came free, but Aurelio Nafarroa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aurelio Nafarroa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tristram Gower in the 87th minute of the match. In the 88th minute Staffordshire Terrier FC were awarded a corner. Les Howard went to the cornerflag to take it. The supporters of ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ booed when Staffordshire Terrier FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brian Gibbons didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 95 minutes of play, ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s Faustino Llorian made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Liam Durrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.