U21 World League

Winchester
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lane Martinez kicked off to start the match. Cary Griggs kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 9th minute Duro Amor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wes Gillespie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Modesto Liendo kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the game, ForestFire's Milo Blanco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Serafo Casuso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tuan Zimmerman in the 22nd minute of play forced TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Serafo Casuso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Duro Amor hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Damon Salvatore hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Serafo Casuso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milo Blanco in the 36th minute of play forced TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Serafo Casuso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 37 played minutes TiGrEs Fx got a freekick which was hit by Gökcan Seha. Serafo Casuso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lane Martinez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lane Martinez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Serafo Casuso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milo Blanco, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Duro Amor to strike the kick off in the second half. Cary Griggs's late challenge caught a TiGrEs Fx's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cary Griggs helped the player get up and apologised. In the 52nd match minute, ForestFire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cary Griggs to maneuver through the defense. 55 minutes into the match, TiGrEs Fx's goal looked a bit too open when Tuan Zimmerman came free, but Serafo Casuso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 56 minutes, Aimar Bachicabo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TiGrEs Fx and the ForestFire players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of ForestFire booed when TiGrEs Fx was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aimar Bachicabo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Serafo Casuso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Milo Blanco in the 57th minute of the match. Tuan Zimmerman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Serafo Casuso made a huge save. When Tuan Zimmerman came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the ForestFire 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 Tuan Zimmerman couldn't finish the play. Serafo Casuso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milo Blanco in the 67th minute of play. Tuan Zimmerman took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Serafo Casuso. Serafo Casuso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 80th minute Duro Amor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wes Gillespie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. TiGrEs Fx's Serafo Casuso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save TiGrEs Fx from getting a goal against them. In the 95th minute Tuan Zimmerman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafo Casuso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.