U23 League

Benzema Stadium
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bara Miss kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the Marshrose defense, Roger Bannister kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santiago Hatch. The Marshrose fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santiago Hatch should have stopped the shot. Julio Kearney received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Joel Bertol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marshrose's Rupert McClure managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Frederic Ramm in the 15 minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Bara Miss put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Joel Bertol. When Frank Taglieri fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rayland FC's protests and gave Frank Taglieri a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Rayland FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Frank Taglieri hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Roger Bannister had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Santiago Hatch. Marshrose's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roger Bannister was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. If Roger Bannister had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 40 minutes into the game, Rayland FC's Endrick de Souza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santiago Hatch made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. 44 minutes into the match, Roger Bannister notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Marshrose's Santiago Hatch. Santiago Hatch was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

Rayland FC's Primo Peramato was substituted for Eloi Bermudo. If Endrick de Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santiago Hatch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reynardo Salto, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Santiago Hatch made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Teodoro Hernandez sent off a good shot on target. When Roger Bannister fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rayland FC's protests and gave Roger Bannister a yellow card for diving instead. Roger Bannister hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. After 69 minutes, Roger Bannister made it 1-6 with a short kick to the right side. Marshrose's Santiago Hatch tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Antony Sutherland hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Roger Bannister struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Santiago Hatch didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rayland FC. After a rather tough play, Rayland FC's Reynardo Salto got a free kick in the 78th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rupert McClure during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 88th minute, Teodoro Hernandez reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Santiago Hatch. The goal made the score 1-7. After some careless play in the Marshrose defense, Teodoro Hernandez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santiago Hatch. The Marshrose fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santiago Hatch should have stopped the shot. After 96 minutes of play Marshrose's Rupert McClure was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 96th minute, Rupert McClure hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.