U23 World League

Crimson Field
Spectators: 7523 (Terracing: 5643, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Robt Sanford got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ulises Venerando in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gerald Singletary saved Crimson Knights from getting behind. Thanks to some nice moves Edwardo Perreault could shoot a difficult shot in the 6th minute, which Luciano Polo however easily saved by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edwardo Perreault during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 7th match minute, Crimson Knights was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edwardo Perreault to maneuver through the defense. When LACELESTEYBLANCA's Ulises Venerando 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 Crimson Knights's goalie prevented a goal. Luciano Polo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robt Sanford, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ulises Venerando fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerald Singletary having to interfere. When Ulises Venerando came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the LACELESTEYBLANCA 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 Ulises Venerando couldn't finish the play. Chester Benitez kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Ulises Venerando ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gerald Singletary was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. During the 22nd minute of the match Edwardo Perreault completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Edwardo Perreault a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 23 played minutes Crimson Knights got a freekick which was hit by Edwardo Perreault. 27 minutes into the match, Crimson Knights's goal looked a bit too open when Ulises Venerando came free, but Gerald Singletary reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute, Jayden Mcgirr 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. 35 minutes into the match, LACELESTEYBLANCA's goal looked a bit too open when Robt Sanford came free, but Luciano Polo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When LACELESTEYBLANCA's Ulises Venerando in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Crimson Knights's goalie prevented a goal. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind LACELESTEYBLANCA's goalkeeper Luciano Polo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Narciso Lonzo's late challenge caught a Crimson Knights's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Narciso Lonzo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, LACELESTEYBLANCA's Narciso Lonzo got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Jayden Mcgirr hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Ulises Venerando might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gerald Singletary. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ulises Venerando ran back to his position shaking his head. Ciriaco Peli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Crimson Knights players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. LACELESTEYBLANCA were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ulises Venerando to make the kick off. When Robt Sanford fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Crimson Knights's protests and gave Robt Sanford a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Crimson Knights getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Robt Sanford hit a great ball. The long shot by Ciriaco Peli in the 55th minute really tested Gerald Singletary's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. A collision led to LACELESTEYBLANCA getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Ulises Venerando hit a great ball. After 68 played minutes Crimson Knights got a freekick which was hit by Chester Benitez. 71 minutes into the match, Robt Sanford notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of LACELESTEYBLANCA's Luciano Polo. Luciano Polo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 74 minutes of play LACELESTEYBLANCA's Narciso Lonzo was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to LACELESTEYBLANCA getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Narciso Lonzo hit a great ball. In the 77th match minute, LACELESTEYBLANCA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciriaco Peli to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the LACELESTEYBLANCA defense, Robt Sanford kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luciano Polo. The LACELESTEYBLANCA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luciano Polo should have stopped the shot. If Robt Sanford had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. LACELESTEYBLANCA's Luciano Polo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chester Benitez in the 96th minute of play.