U18 League

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Virgilio Monico made the kick off which started today's match. Dwayne Clement could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 2nd minute of the match, but Cornelio Mino made a huge save. Bradly Gray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Eder in the 6th minute of play. Keith Braxton's late challenge caught a Águilas Poblanas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Keith Braxton helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, New England Minas's Keith Braxton got a free kick in the 16th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Virgilio Monico managed to get in a good position for a shot. Águilas Poblanas's supporters rose to their feet, but Virgilio Monico was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bradly Gray breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. New England Minas's Bradly Gray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Chayo in the 23rd minute of play. Bradly Gray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matias Eder, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 27th minute DeAngelo Petty shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cornelio Mino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matias Eder in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bradly Gray saved New England Minas from getting behind. Cornelio Mino made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Jim Jennings sent off a good shot on target. Bradly Gray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgilio Monico, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. In the 48th minute, Virgilio Monico left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Águilas Poblanas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Keith Braxton stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Matias Eder charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matias Eder the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Matias Eder hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. If Cecilio Maties had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Virgilio Monico fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bradly Gray having to interfere. Bradly Gray was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Matias Eder capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Matias Eder really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Cornelio Mino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dwayne Clement, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. New England Minas's Bradly Gray proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save New England Minas from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Matias Eder's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bradly Gray was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Matias Eder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bradly Gray having to interfere. Virgilio Monico recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Matias Eder came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Águilas Poblanas 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 Matias Eder couldn't finish the play. Brice Wang charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Brice Wang the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 81st minute, Brice Wang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matias Eder blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bradly Gray having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by DeAngelo Petty during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 87th minute, DeAngelo Petty hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bradly Gray made an important save on a dangerous shot by Virgilio Monico in the 87th minute. In the 90th minute, DeMarcus Sandoval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bradly Gray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Chayo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dwayne Clement kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Águilas Poblanas's Moises Nisio shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 96th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Bradly Gray but with some difficulty. The Águilas Poblanas players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.