U18 League

Newmarket Fly Bird
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Burl Reeves started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Enrique Quer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Burl Reeves in the 6th minute of play. Ricardo Roca's late challenge caught a Fly T.T's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ricardo Roca helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ayatolá Inmortals getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Ricardo Roca hit a great ball. Ayatolá Inmortals's Kléber Estela quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Juan MacDonald, made in the 16th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xofre Bayo in the 27th minute of play forced Fly T.T's goalkeeper Olivier Slaughter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 28 minutes, Santo Mielgo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ayatolá Inmortals's supporters crossed their fingers, but Santo Mielgo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fly T.T's Olivier Slaughter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xofre Bayo in the 30th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Burl Reeves in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Enrique Quer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Ayatolá Inmortals getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Jaime Rotalo hit a great ball. Burl Reeves recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fly T.T's Darnell Youngblood got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 40 minutes into the game, Luciano McKenna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fly T.T's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ayatolá Inmortals the free kick. The supporters of Ayatolá Inmortals booed when Fly T.T was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luciano McKenna didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mendez Monte during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 42 played minutes Ayatolá Inmortals got a freekick which was hit by Mendez Monte. If Burl Reeves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Klimovich Olalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Xofre Bayo to make the kick off. Burl Reeves took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Enrique Quer. Enrique Quer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Xofre Bayo put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Olivier Slaughter. After 65 minutes of play, Ayatolá Inmortals's Xofre Bayo made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Olivier Slaughter was left in no man's land by his defense there! Enrique Quer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Burl Reeves's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. In the 74th minute Burl Reeves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Quer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. During the 75th minute of the match Luciano McKenna completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Luciano McKenna a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 76th minute, Luciano McKenna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Klimovich Olalla came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Ayatolá Inmortals 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 Klimovich Olalla couldn't finish the play. Enrique Quer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Burl Reeves in the 80th minute of play. Enrique Quer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Burl Reeves's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Olivier Slaughter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xofre Bayo, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. When Fly T.T's Burl Reeves in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ayatolá Inmortals's goalie prevented a goal. Enrique Quer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Burl Reeves in the 93rd minute of play. The supporters of Ayatolá Inmortals booed when Fly T.T was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Coy Whitney didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Fly T.T's zone, Klimovich Olalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olivier Slaughter came out of the goal and Klimovich Olalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.