U21 League

Mechanicville
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Winston Matthews started the match with the kick off. Mitch Samuels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruben Llope in the 4th minute of play. Mechanicville's Mitch Samuels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruben Llope in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clodoveo Navarro in the 11th minute of play forced Mechanicville's goalkeeper Mitch Samuels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Mechanicville's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Llope came free, but Mitch Samuels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Herminio Orain charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Herminio Orain the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 22nd minute Robustiano Millano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mitch Samuels saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FalconsB FCB's Hilario Petrigai proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save FalconsB FCB from getting a goal against them. Herminio Orain lost his temper 25 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 25th minute, Herminio Orain hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hilario Petrigai acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 26th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Kelly Walsh. Hilario Petrigai came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Mechanicville's Winston Matthews. But to his dismay, Winston Matthews quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Robustiano Millano managed to get in a good position for a shot. FalconsB FCB's supporters rose to their feet, but Robustiano Millano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mitch Samuels breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mechanicville's Donny Ladner shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 41st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Hilario Petrigai but with some difficulty. 42 minutes into the game, Fausto Errando cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Mitch Samuels was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Winston Matthews got free with Hilario Petrigai in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fausto Errando stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Mechanicville's goalkeeper Mitch Samuels had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robustiano Millano. Fausto Errando came free with the goalkeeper in the 66th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Mitch Samuels could save by the left post. Mechanicville's Mitch Samuels proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Mechanicville from getting a goal against them. Hilario Petrigai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sheldon Benjamin in the 69th minute of play. A collision led to Mechanicville getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Clark Hess hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Mechanicville's Kristopher Grace got a free kick in the 77th minute. After some careless play in the Mechanicville defense, Robustiano Millano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mitch Samuels. The Mechanicville fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mitch Samuels should have stopped the shot. The Mechanicville fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FalconsB FCB were clearly better and deserved to take the win.