U18 World League

Pedro Bidegain
Spectators: 7087 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1200, VIP seats: 125) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Quintin Funk got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Maximino Ofelio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dylan Broussard. Black Knights FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maximino Ofelio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 14th minute Ramon Feliciano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Primitivo Salomone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 23 played minutes SAN LORENZO FC got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo Cordearo. After 24 played minutes, Black Knights FC's Quintin Funk shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Primitivo Salomone 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 Black Knights FC reached it. SAN LORENZO FC's Primitivo Salomone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tyrell Garrison in the 35th minute of play. Black Knights FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 37th minute, when Siro Paio scored to the left of an out of position Dylan Broussard, making the score, 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Maximino Ofelio to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of SAN LORENZO FC booed when Black Knights FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tyrell Garrison didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 54th minute, SAN LORENZO FC's Ricardo Cordearo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ricardo Cordearo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of SAN LORENZO FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ricardo Cordearo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Ricardo Cordearo hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Maximino Ofelio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Primitivo Salomone was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Javier Mayo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Javier Mayo really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mickey Landreth in the 69th minute of play forced SAN LORENZO FC's goalkeeper Primitivo Salomone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 70 minutes of play, Black Knights FC's Tyrell Garrison made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Primitivo Salomone was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Black Knights FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Tyrell Garrison hit a great ball. If Gaspar Cordarryl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maximino Ofelio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Dylan Broussard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Black Knights FC booed when SAN LORENZO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaspar Cordarryl didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mickey Landreth could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Primitivo Salomone made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. SAN LORENZO FC had won after a very even match.