U18 League

Ólympos
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Rolando Villalobos might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Noah Rogers. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rolando Villalobos ran back to his position shaking his head. Calito Espino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ORION F.C.'s Calito Espino got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Preston Kemp hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Calito Espino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Noah Rogers made a huge save. 25 minutes into the game, Slower Lower FC's Preston Kemp nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pablo Arauz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 28 minutes into the match, Slower Lower FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ramón Quirós came free, but Noah Rogers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute of the match ORION F.C. got a corner. Slower Lower FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sebastián González ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to ORION F.C.'s Calito Espino getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. With a little luck, Slower Lower FC's Noah Rogers got control of the ball when Calito Espino tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Martin Crowe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Slower Lower FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Calito Espino hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. ORION F.C.'s Pablo Arauz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Preston Kemp in the 38th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Slower Lower FC's goalkeeper Noah Rogers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ramón Quirós. Pablo Arauz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Preston Kemp went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

50 minutes into the game, Merrill Theilacker was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Slower Lower FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ORION F.C. the free kick. In the 51st match minute, Slower Lower FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Merrill Theilacker to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Preston Kemp in the 55th minute of play forced ORION F.C.'s goalkeeper Pablo Arauz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noah Rogers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Moscoso in the 58th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Preston Kemp had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pablo Arauz. ORION F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Preston Kemp was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramón Quirós in the 65th minute of play forced Slower Lower FC's goalkeeper Noah Rogers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Slower Lower FC's Noah Rogers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Moscoso in the 67th minute of play. If Ramón Quirós had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Moscoso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Noah Rogers read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. Rolando Hammond kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Manuel Moscoso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ORION F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. Calito Espino hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, ORION F.C.'s Juan Sánchez got a free kick in the 88th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Slower Lower FC's Damon Whitlock tried to score from far away in the 89th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When Martin Crowe came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Slower Lower FC 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 Martin Crowe couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manuel Moscoso in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Noah Rogers saved Slower Lower FC from getting behind. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Slower Lower FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.