U23 League

El Matadero
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gregg Ferrell kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Woodbury Heights's Theodore Lunsford got control of the ball when Sarracino Abad tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 8thth minute of the game Sarracino Abad who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Woodbury Heights's Theodore Lunsford was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Woodbury Heights getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Thad Brunson hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sarracino Abad in the 11th minute of play forced Woodbury Heights's goalkeeper Theodore Lunsford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 played minutes Woodbury Heights got a freekick which was hit by George Friend. In the 19thth minute of the game Sarracino Abad who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Woodbury Heights's Theodore Lunsford was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Theodore Lunsford made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iztal Aballe in the 22nd minute. 23 minutes into the match, Woodbury Heights's goal looked a bit too open when Indalecio Abadia came free, but Theodore Lunsford reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the game, Barry Pringle was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Woodbury Heights's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Escuadrón Mercenario the free kick. A collision led to Woodbury Heights getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Thad Brunson hit a great ball. Theodore Lunsford was a little too slow when Indalecio Abadia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 33rd minute. The score was now 3-0. In the 36th minute, Escuadrón Mercenario's Iztal Aballe dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Iztal Aballe put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Theodore Lunsford. Theodore Lunsford took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Indalecio Abadia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sarracino Abad to make the kick off. Sarracino Abad took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Theodore Lunsford. Woodbury Heights's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Theodore Lunsford showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sarracino Abad in the 56th minute of the match. Iztal Aballe scored 7-0 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Theodore Lunsford, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Theodore Lunsford made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iztal Aballe in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the game, Iztal Aballe cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Theodore Lunsford was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Theodore Lunsford showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iztal Aballe in the 66th minute of the match. The supporters of Escuadrón Mercenario booed when Woodbury Heights was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gregg Ferrell didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Iztal Aballe put it in 10-0 from a short distance just to the right of Theodore Lunsford. 75 minutes into the game, Iztal Aballe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Escuadrón Mercenario's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Woodbury Heights the free kick. After a rather tough play, Escuadrón Mercenario's Iztal Aballe got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 78th minute Sarracino Abad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theodore Lunsford saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Theodore Lunsford showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Indalecio Abadia, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 84 minutes into the match, Woodbury Heights's goal looked a bit too open when Iztal Aballe came free, but Theodore Lunsford reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Theodore Lunsford showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Indalecio Abadia in the 85th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Sarracino Abad ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Theodore Lunsford was frozen by the shot and now it was 11-0. Theodore Lunsford made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iztal Aballe in the 94th minute of play. After some careless play in the Woodbury Heights defense, Sarracino Abad kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Theodore Lunsford. The Woodbury Heights fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Theodore Lunsford should have stopped the shot.