U21 World League

ARENA SANTA INES
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC's Pau Delzo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 12 minutes into the game, Fitz Potterton was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Beech United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC the free kick. The supporters of PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC booed when Beech United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fitz Potterton didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th minute of the match Siluna Baros shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eric Allison showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Omar Arlegui could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Eric Allison made a huge save. When Fitz Potterton was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 15 minutes had been played. A collision led to Beech United getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Fitz Potterton hit a great ball. After 27 minutes, Baldomero Vanohier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC and the Beech United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Baldomero Vanohier kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the game, Jonathon Ryder was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Beech United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC the free kick. In the 32nd minute, Jonathon Ryder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dionisio Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathon Ryder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rob Joynes lost his temper 40 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Eric Allison made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucero Quilempan in the 42nd minute. In the 45th minute Jonathan Brotfeld shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Allison saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC's Pau Delzo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Eric Allison. That made the score 1-0 after 48 minutes of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Bobby Baxter made the kick off in the second half. Eric Allison made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Brotfeld in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Siluna Baros in the 58th minute of play forced Beech United's goalkeeper Eric Allison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Silvino Winter hit a great ball. Eric Allison showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Brotfeld, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After some careless play in the Beech United defense, Omar Arlegui kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eric Allison. The Beech United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eric Allison should have stopped the shot. Eric Allison showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Siluna Baros in the 81st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC's zone, Jonathon Ryder stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dionisio Costa came out of the goal and Jonathon Ryder tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 87 minutes of play, PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC's Jonathan Brotfeld made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eric Allison was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Pau Delzo in the 91st minute of play forced Beech United's goalkeeper Eric Allison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 97 minutes of play, PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC's Pau Delzo made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eric Allison was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC had won after a very even match.