U18 League

Stadium of Wonder
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eriberto Pincheira kicked off to start the match. Alexander Sherwood kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Sologuren in the 6th minute of play forced Nomads Football Club's goalkeeper Douglas Mathis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Douglas Mathis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eriberto Pincheira, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Cobresal's Marciano Caroca was substituted for Bruno Sologuren. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eriberto Pincheira in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Douglas Mathis saved Nomads Football Club from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Eriberto Pincheira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Douglas Mathis was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Timothy Bledsoe kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Nomads Football Club's Douglas Mathis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marciano Caroca in the 24th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eriberto Pincheira in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Douglas Mathis saved Nomads Football Club from getting behind. Cobresal's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Delmiro Manghy in the 27th minute. Delmiro Manghy made a great header on Cobresal's corner, it was just that Nomads Football Club's Douglas Mathis managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 30th minute, Eriberto Pincheira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cobresal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Eriberto Pincheira took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Douglas Mathis. Douglas Mathis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dean Paige during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 41 played minutes Nomads Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Dean Paige. Douglas Mathis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eriberto Pincheira, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Douglas Mathis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marciano Caroca in the 44th minute of the match. Cobresal's Eriberto Pincheira got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Nomads Football Club players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cobresal were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dean Paige to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eriberto Pincheira in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Douglas Mathis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Douglas Mathis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marciano Caroca, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 62nd minute, Cobresal's Marciano Caroca ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Douglas Mathis. Douglas Mathis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. Douglas Mathis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marciano Caroca in the 65th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Eriberto Pincheira put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Douglas Mathis. Douglas Mathis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marciano Caroca, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 76 minutes into the match, Cobresal's goal looked a bit too open when Dean Paige came free, but Zavier Prenafeta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Douglas Mathis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eriberto Pincheira in the 78th minute of play. Nomads Football Club's Douglas Mathis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eriberto Pincheira in the 80th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Timothy Bledsoe during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Nomads Football Club's Timothy Bledsoe got a free kick in the 82nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Craig Hannah during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 87th match minute, Nomads Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Craig Hannah to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Nomads Football Club's Toby Peters got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In the 94th match minute, Nomads Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toby Peters to maneuver through the defense. Mercurio Miquel's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Douglas Mathis firmly grabbed it by the left post. Mercurio Miquel succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-6 in the 98th playminute. When the final whistle sounded Cobresal left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Nomads Football Club.