U21 World League

Saddledome Stadium
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Horace Vaughn took the kick off in the first half of the match. When BINGO FUEL's Nabar Hinojos in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Flames FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Nabar Hinojos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Margarito Santana was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. In the 5th minute BINGO FUEL were awarded a corner. Gutierre Pardelas went to the cornerflag to take it. Gutierre Pardelas made a great header on BINGO FUEL's corner, it was just that Flames FC's Margarito Santana managed to reach the ball for a save. Flames FC were furious when Valère Flowers was red carded, 11 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Valère Flowers hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jonatan Mendiguren in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Margarito Santana saved Flames FC from getting behind. Ambrose Keen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, BINGO FUEL's Eleuterio Larramendi got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute Donald Kearns shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grabiel Arandoja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flames FC's Micheal Burnham was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Grabiel Arandoja in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Margarito Santana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gutierre Pardelas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Horace Vaughn fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Flames FC's protests and gave Horace Vaughn a yellow card for diving instead. Horace Vaughn hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gutierre Pardelas in the 45th minute of play forced Flames FC's goalkeeper Margarito Santana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nabar Hinojos might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Margarito Santana. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nabar Hinojos ran back to his position shaking his head. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Jonatan Mendiguren made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Flames FC's zone, Gutierre Pardelas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Margarito Santana came out of the goal and Gutierre Pardelas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, BINGO FUEL's Gutierre Pardelas got a free kick in the 56th minute. Margarito Santana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gutierre Pardelas in the 58th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Horace Vaughn managed to get in a good position for a shot. Flames FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Horace Vaughn was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Grabiel Arandoja breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Flames FC made a substitution. Matt Stokes replaced Berry Corley. After 67 played minutes BINGO FUEL got a freekick which was hit by Nardo Aldazabal. In the 68th minute, Micheal Burnham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Jonatan Mendiguren managed to get in a good position for a shot. BINGO FUEL's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonatan Mendiguren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Margarito Santana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonatan Mendiguren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Margarito Santana made a huge save. Xofre Ocio kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. BINGO FUEL's Grabiel Arandoja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horace Vaughn in the 80th minute of play. Margarito Santana made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Gutierre Pardelas sent off a good shot on target. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Donald Kearns sped through BINGO FUEL's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Grabiel Arandoja. Grabiel Arandoja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matt Stokes in the 94th minute of the match.