U23 World League

El Costurero
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marteinn Palermo got the match started through his kick off. Dante Dantae came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Creekers's Gary Gamble. But to his dismay, Gary Gamble quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Enhebrator FC's Dante Dantae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gary Gamble in the 10th minute of play. Dante Dantae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ari Laird in the 11th minute of play. A collision led to Enhebrator FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Baltasar Oliveiro hit a great ball. Enhebrator FC's Dante Dantae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ari Laird in the 16th minute of play. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by Enhebrator FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emerson Higgins was slow to take the kick. During this time Creekers's players had a chance to rest. The crowd rose to their feet as Marteinn Palermo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tommie Kirkpatrick. That made the score 1-1 in the 25 minute of play. Marteinn Palermo took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tommie Kirkpatrick. Tommie Kirkpatrick dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. The supporters of Creekers booed when Enhebrator FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo-Enrique Textex didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tommie Kirkpatrick was a little too slow when Marteinn Palermo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 39th minute. The score was now 3-1. After a defensive mix-up in Creekers's zone, Marteinn Palermo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommie Kirkpatrick came out of the goal and Marteinn Palermo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tommie Kirkpatrick made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marteinn Palermo in the 45th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ari Laird to make the kick off. Tommie Kirkpatrick showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marteinn Palermo, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. When Benito Oinaz fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Enhebrator FC's protests and gave Benito Oinaz a yellow card for diving instead. After 53 played minutes Enhebrator FC got a freekick which was hit by Benito Oinaz. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ari Laird got free with Dante Dantae in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 56 minutes of play, Enhebrator FC's Marteinn Palermo made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tommie Kirkpatrick was left in no man's land by his defense there! Emmanuel Yeager hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Pierre-Henri Aubameyang charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pierre-Henri Aubameyang the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 61st match minute, Enhebrator FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pierre-Henri Aubameyang to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute Marteinn Palermo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommie Kirkpatrick saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Marteinn Palermo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tommie Kirkpatrick was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. Enhebrator FC's Dante Dantae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gary Gamble in the 81st minute of play. A collision led to Enhebrator FC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Blas Uhin hit a great ball. Lothaire Matthäus was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 91 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute there was a penalty for Creekers. Emerson Higgins stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Dante Dantae. 6-2. Tommie Kirkpatrick made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marteinn Palermo in the 98th minute of play. Creekers's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.