U23 World League

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Spectators: 7593 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yefet Bar-Zohar started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute Tristan Alford shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armen Werthein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 4 minutes G.R.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fermín Montes who took care of the corner kick. When G.R.'s Janko Kaplan in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Key Biscayne FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lance Pate in the 14th minute of play forced G.R.'s goalkeeper Armen Werthein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Snir Nachum fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rickey Joseph having to interfere. When Key Biscayne FC's Tristan Alford in 17 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Armen Werthein guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Armen Werthein made an important save on a dangerous shot by Drew Latham in the 23rd minute. 27 minutes into the game, Ben-Ami Amran was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. G.R.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Key Biscayne FC the free kick. Lance Pate could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Armen Werthein made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Snir Nachum in the 31st minute of play forced Key Biscayne FC's goalkeeper Rickey Joseph to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute Janko Kaplan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rickey Joseph saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rickey Joseph came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by G.R.'s Janko Kaplan. But to his dismay, Janko Kaplan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Yoash Coppel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Rickey Joseph tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. G.R.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 45th minute, when Tristan Alford scored to the left of an out of position Armen Werthein, making the score, 3-1.

The wind increased when Drew Latham made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Key Biscayne FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Dexter Benton hit a great ball. After 53 played minutes, G.R.'s Yehoshua Kolai shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rickey Joseph came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in G.R. reached it. 54 minutes into the game, G.R.'s Yefet Bar-Zohar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rickey Joseph made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. After 57 minutes, Tristan Alford made it 4-2 with a short kick to the right side. G.R.'s Armen Werthein tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Armen Werthein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lance Pate, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. A collision led to Key Biscayne FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Fermín Montes hit a great ball. Yehoshua Kolai struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Rickey Joseph didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for G.R.. 66 minutes into the match, Key Biscayne FC's goal looked a bit too open when Janko Kaplan came free, but Rickey Joseph reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Janko Kaplan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rickey Joseph, 4-3. Key Biscayne FC's Rickey Joseph played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jett Sonnenfeld in the 76th minute of play. G.R. were awarded a corner in the 77th minute after Key Biscayne FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Yehoshua Kolai took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Janko Kaplan in the 84th minute of play forced Key Biscayne FC's goalkeeper Rickey Joseph to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. G.R.'s Armen Werthein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tristan Alford in the 89th minute of play. Lucas Akins hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Key Biscayne FC's Tristan Alford got a free kick in the 92nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Key Biscayne FC had won after a very even match.