World League

Cacho Saccardi
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ryan Tan started the match with the kick off. Ryan Tan scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Danilo Heli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Leo Ochoa fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Trinidad 4.7's protests and gave Leo Ochoa a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Trinidad 4.7 getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Leo Ochoa hit a great ball. Danial Koh hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute, Leonides Jenaro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 16th minute of the match, Alejo Gurutz got a very nice opportunity to score, but Afiz Teo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A collision led to Trinidad 4.7 getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Elias Gomez hit a great ball. A collision led to Redbourn AFC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. John Chong hit a great ball. After 19 played minutes, Trinidad 4.7's Elias Gomez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Afiz Teo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Trinidad 4.7 reached it. In the last second Afiz Teo throw himself and got hold of the ball when Leo Ochoa in the 21stth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After 22 minutes Redbourn AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Elias Gomez who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Omar Txaran got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Afiz Teo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Trinidad 4.7's Danilo Heli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fariz Swee in the 24th minute of play. In the 28th minute Ron Boon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danilo Heli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ion Varga hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Danilo Heli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryan Tan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute, Ryan Tan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Redbourn AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Trinidad 4.7's Danilo Heli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Chien-Kwan in the 40th minute of play. Leo Ochoa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afiz Teo having to interfere. Ryan Tan hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Leo Ochoa made the kick off in the second half. During the 50th minute of the match John Chong completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave John Chong a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 51 played minutes Redbourn AFC got a freekick which was hit by John Chong. 54 minutes into the game, Celestino Basualdo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Redbourn AFC's Shah Dyce quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 55th minute Fariz Swee shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danilo Heli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute Redbourn AFC were awarded a corner. Afiz Seng went to the cornerflag to take it. Redbourn AFC's Afiz Seng was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Danilo Heli in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Afiz Teo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Txaran in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Gurutz in the 62nd minute of play forced Redbourn AFC's goalkeeper Afiz Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Danilo Heli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shah Dyce, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. The supporters of Trinidad 4.7 booed when Redbourn AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fariz Swee didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fariz Swee kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Afiz Teo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alejo Gurutz went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. The supporters of Redbourn AFC booed when Trinidad 4.7 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Ochoa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Afiz Teo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alejo Gurutz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alejo Gurutz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Afiz Teo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trinidad 4.7's Astor Diegotxe was substituted for Emmanuel Mammana. After 84 played minutes Redbourn AFC got a freekick which was hit by Shah Dyce. Fariz Swee kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Leo Ochoa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 90th minute, Alejo Gurutz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Trinidad 4.7 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Shah Dyce charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Shah Dyce the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 93rd match minute, Redbourn AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shah Dyce to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the match, Redbourn AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Alejo Gurutz came free, but Afiz Teo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leo Ochoa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.