U23 World League

José María Blanco
Spectators: 7600 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1748, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Walmir Teles took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Battle Dowsing hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paz Trezise hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. The supporters of Tres Lomas FC booed when Manly FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mourad Rocchi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rob Burton succeeded in the game's 19th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rob Burton in the 23rd minute of play forced Tres Lomas FC's goalkeeper Martín Herrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rob Burton in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Martín Herrera saved Tres Lomas FC from getting behind. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Rob Burton sped through Tres Lomas FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Martín Herrera. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tres Lomas FC's goalkeeper Martín Herrera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goalkeeper Sydney Ross had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 唐川朋. Martín Herrera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Randle Rutledge in the 32nd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goalkeeper Sydney Ross had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 唐川朋. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silverio Cidro in the 37th minute of play forced Manly FC's goalkeeper Sydney Ross to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sydney Ross made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silverio Cidro in the 48th minute of play. 49 minutes had been played when some careless play by Manly FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Martin Smeby was slow to take the kick. During this time Tres Lomas FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Tres Lomas FC's corner Martin Smeby fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sydney Ross quite easily take care of the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rob Burton was the one to do the kick off. When Tres Lomas FC's 唐川朋 in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manly FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by 唐川朋 in the 55th minute of play forced Manly FC's goalkeeper Sydney Ross to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martín Herrera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Randle Rutledge in the 60th minute. Tres Lomas FC's Martín Herrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rob Burton in the 61st minute of play. With a little luck, Tres Lomas FC's Martín Herrera got control of the ball when Randle Rutledge tried to sneak it across the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goal looked a bit too open when Walmir Teles came free, but Sydney Ross reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sydney Ross made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 唐川朋 in the 78th minute of play. Martín Herrera made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Rob Burton sent off a good shot on target. Tres Lomas FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Martin Smeby in the 84th minute. The corner ended in Martin Smeby almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Manly FC's Sydney Ross did a great save. 86 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goal looked a bit too open when Silverio Cidro came free, but Sydney Ross reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Daniel Quintan fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tres Lomas FC's protests and gave Daniel Quintan a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Tres Lomas FC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Daniel Quintan hit a great ball. Sydney Ross showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walmir Teles in the 91st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silverio Cidro in the 96th minute of play forced Manly FC's goalkeeper Sydney Ross to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 98 minutes had been played when some careless play by Manly FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Martin Smeby was slow to take the kick. During this time Tres Lomas FC's players had a chance to rest. The Manly FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Manly FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.