U23 World League

Crimson Field
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Robt Sanford made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robt Sanford in the 3rd minute of play forced Federales FC Ψ OFF's goalkeeper Silas Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes into the match, Crimson Knights's goal looked a bit too open when Teofilo Quiroga came free, but Gerald Singletary reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robt Sanford in the 6th minute of play forced Federales FC Ψ OFF's goalkeeper Silas Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Crimson Knights booed when Federales FC Ψ OFF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thibaut Pheulpin didn't get a good kick on the ball. 19 minutes into the game, Teofilo Quiroga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gerald Singletary was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ömer Şahin scored 0-2 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gerald Singletary, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gerald Singletary showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ömer Şahin in the 28th minute of the match. Gerald Singletary came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Federales FC Ψ OFF's Ömer Şahin. But to his dismay, Ömer Şahin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Crimson Knights's Edwardo Perreault got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Robt Sanford sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chester Benitez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Silas Bastos made a huge save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ömer Şahin to make the kick off. Gerald Singletary was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Teofilo Quiroga showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 54 minute of play. 57 minutes into the game, Ömer Şahin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Federales FC Ψ OFF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Crimson Knights the free kick. Ildefonso Astigar hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Mei Yu Zhen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 64 minutes, Mário Duarte mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Federales FC Ψ OFF and the Crimson Knights players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 64th minute, Mário Duarte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silas Bastos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edwardo Perreault, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 68thth minute of the game Edwardo Perreault who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Federales FC Ψ OFF's Silas Bastos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Ömer Şahin notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Crimson Knights's Gerald Singletary. Gerald Singletary was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robt Sanford in the 75th minute of play forced Federales FC Ψ OFF's goalkeeper Silas Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teofilo Quiroga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Gerald Singletary tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute of the match, Teofilo Quiroga tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gerald Singletary saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The supporters of Federales FC Ψ OFF booed when Crimson Knights was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jayden Mcgirr didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 88 minutes Federales FC Ψ OFF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Robt Sanford who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Crimson Knights's corner Robt Sanford fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Silas Bastos quite easily take care of the ball. Silas Bastos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edwardo Perreault, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute, Antônio Carlos Galvan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Although Crimson Knights had been in control for most of the match, Federales FC Ψ OFF still came away with the win.