U23 World League

Magpie Stadium
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Baldwin 舒 got the match started through his kick off. Damaso Reyes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alan Voller having to interfere. Alan Voller showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorio Oliverio, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baldwin 舒 in the 12th minute of play forced LiBeRiA F.C.'s goalkeeper Eustaquio Sengrat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Salva Moresco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alan Voller. Elderslie Magpies's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Salva Moresco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Alan Voller showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salva Moresco, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Dioskouroi Zahakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Eustaquio Sengrat made a huge save. Gilberto Fernandes charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilberto Fernandes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Elderslie Magpies getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Gilberto Fernandes hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Elderslie Magpies's Ralph Gorham got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Leonides Sanchez was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 23rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stephan Rutledge got free with Eustaquio Sengrat in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 41st minute, Baldwin 舒 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Victorio Oliverio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Victorio Oliverio to strike the kick off in the second half. Damaso Reyes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alan Voller having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damaso Reyes in the 60th minute of play forced Elderslie Magpies's goalkeeper Alan Voller to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elderslie Magpies's Alan Voller played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victorio Oliverio in the 62nd minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Elderslie Magpies's goal looked a bit too open when Damaso Reyes came free, but Alan Voller reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alan Voller was a little too slow when Victorio Oliverio got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 0-3. After 78 played minutes Elderslie Magpies got a freekick which was hit by Jesse Staggard. Damaso Reyes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Alan Voller made a huge save. Victorio Oliverio took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alan Voller. Alan Voller dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Stephan Rutledge sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alan Voller made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victorio Oliverio in the 93rd minute. Victorio Oliverio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Alan Voller made a huge save. Dioskouroi Zahakis charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dioskouroi Zahakis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The Elderslie Magpies fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. LiBeRiA F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.