U21 League

East Moriches
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Keith Steward took the kick off in the first half of the match. Iratze Abar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jaime Moreno might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Garrett Horne. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jaime Moreno ran back to his position shaking his head. 0-1 became the score in the 13th minute when Jaime Moreno elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Garrett Horne showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Moreno, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Titus Abbott charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Titus Abbott the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 24th minute, Titus Abbott hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Garrett Horne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Moreno in the 25th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, East Moriches AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Moreno came free, but Garrett Horne reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Garrett Horne came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Tiki Taka FC's Jaime Moreno. But to his dismay, Jaime Moreno quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. In the 46th minute Jaime Moreno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Garrett Horne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Lico Abellaneda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Tiki Taka FC were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jaime Moreno stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Garrett Horne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnulfo Abancens in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Jaime Moreno made a precise shot to the right of Garrett Horne. East Moriches AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. In the 57th minute, Tiki Taka FC's Jaime Moreno dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. With a little luck, East Moriches AFC's Garrett Horne got control of the ball when Iratze Abar tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Tiki Taka FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Javiar Abel hit a great ball. Tiki Taka FC's Noe Aballe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lance Crowe in the 63rd minute of play. After some careless play in the East Moriches AFC defense, Jaime Moreno kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Garrett Horne. The East Moriches AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Garrett Horne should have stopped the shot. Garrett Horne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio-Paul Di Pietro in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Iratze Abar made a precise shot to the right of Garrett Horne. East Moriches AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. Jaime Moreno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Garrett Horne made a huge save. After 79 played minutes Jaime Moreno could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 0-9 into the left cross. 83 minutes into the match, Iratze Abar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Garrett Horne. East Moriches AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iratze Abar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-10. Garrett Horne made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Claudio-Paul Di Pietro sent off a good shot on target. Garrett Horne showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iratze Abar, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. When the match was over Tiki Taka FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than East Moriches AFC throughout the match.