U21 World League

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nemesio Maiorga made the kick off which started today's match. When Clair Williamson fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fly T.T's protests and gave Clair Williamson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 5th minute, Clair Williamson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raymond Hartman was a little too slow when Nemesio Maiorga got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 1-0. Raymond Hartman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Ellande in the 17th minute of play. Raymond Hartman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Raimundo Mannuel went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 23 minutes into the match, Fly T.T's goalkeeper Raymond Hartman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raimundo Mannuel. In the 25th minute, Demetrius Miller made a precise shot to the right of Genaro Handi. Bancruz F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Raymond Hartman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Mannuel, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Mannuel in the 29th minute of play forced Fly T.T's goalkeeper Raymond Hartman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Bancruz F.C's Nemesio Maiorga slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Raymond Hartman. That made the score 3-1 after 31 minutes of play. With his leg Raymond Hartman managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when Bancruz F.C's Raimundo Mannuel fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Demetrius Miller in the 40th minute of play forced Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Genaro Handi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 played minutes Bancruz F.C got a freekick which was hit by Armando Ellande. After having played for 42 minutes, Humberto Gorman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fly T.T's supporters crossed their fingers, but Humberto Gorman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Léonard Keys made a kick off. If Diodore Zepeda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 54th minute, Horacio Neron left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bancruz F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. Fly T.T were furious when Juan MacDonald was red carded, 57 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, Fly T.T's Juan MacDonald got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 58th minute of the match Nemesio Maiorga shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Raymond Hartman showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Raymond Hartman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Mannuel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd match minute, Bancruz F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inocencio Astigar to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute, Diodore Zepeda ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Genaro Handi was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. Bancruz F.C's Genaro Handi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Demetrius Miller in the 67th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Fly T.T's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Rodas came free, but Raymond Hartman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Demetrius Miller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 75 minutes into the game, Bancruz F.C's Nemesio Maiorga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raymond Hartman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-2. The supporters of Bancruz F.C booed when Fly T.T was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Burl Reeves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bancruz F.C's Genaro Handi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Léonard Keys in the 85th minute of play. Genaro Handi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Léonard Keys in the 86th minute. The supporters of Bancruz F.C booed when Fly T.T was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diodore Zepeda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bancruz F.C's Nemesio Maiorga couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 91st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Fly T.T. Clair Williamson kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Bancruz F.C had played much better football throughout.