U23 World League

White Hart Lane
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Ramon Beckham started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Neto Idalgo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Stone having to interfere. After 7 played minutes T H F C got a freekick which was hit by Dion Kerridge. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ramon Beckham in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivan Stone prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ivan Stone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramon Grondona in the 13th minute of play. RamPa Football Club's Ramon Beckham managed to work through T H F C's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Ramon Beckham dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. RamPa Football Club's Neto Idalgo got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Clive Cheesman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute, Ramon Beckham left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RamPa Football Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 26th minute Dion Kerridge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lixandro Carbo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Roger Crossley had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lixandro Carbo. RamPa Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roger Crossley was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 33rd minute, Ged Pope reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lixandro Carbo. The goal made the score 2-1. After a rather tough play, T H F C's Ged Pope got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute of the match Gustavo Ceceil shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ivan Stone showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ramon Beckham in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivan Stone prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 49 minutes RamPa Football Club's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Garth Wardell who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Garth Wardell almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but RamPa Football Club's Lixandro Carbo did a great save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ged Pope to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Ged Pope notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of RamPa Football Club's Lixandro Carbo. Lixandro Carbo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ivan Stone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neto Idalgo, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After 59 played minutes RamPa Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Ceceil. In the 61st minute of the match T H F C got a corner. RamPa Football Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Garth Wardell ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of RamPa Football Club booed when T H F C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dion Kerridge didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivan Stone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramon Beckham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. T H F C's Ivan Stone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramon Beckham in the 66th minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, T H F C's goal looked a bit too open when Ramon Grondona came free, but Ivan Stone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yu Jun Yuan hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Ramon Beckham managed to get in a good position for a shot. RamPa Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Ramon Beckham was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivan Stone breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The T H F C fans' excitement grew in the 89th match minute when T H F C's Roger Crossley looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Ged Pope came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the T H F C fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ged Pope couldn't finish the play. For all the effort they put into the match, the RamPa Football Club players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for T H F C.