U18 World League

Manly Oval
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kent Barling took the kick off in the first half of the match. Stevie Gerrard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silverio Arlo having to interfere. Gerardo Sedeni's late challenge caught a Manly FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gerardo Sedeni helped the player get up and apologised. Gerardo Sedeni hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Stevie Gerrard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Silverio Arlo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stevie Gerrard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Silverio Arlo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kent Barling in the 15th minute of play. Kirby Chant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pascual Quexal in the 16th minute of the match. The supporters of Manly FC booed when La Acade was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clodoveo Acuña didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 19 minutes, Stevie Gerrard managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manly FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stevie Gerrard was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Stevie Gerrard got in the 20th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Silverio Arlo handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Kent Barling struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Silverio Arlo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manly FC. Pascual Quexal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th match minute, La Acade was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascual Quexal to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to La Acade getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Pascual Quexal hit a great ball. The supporters of Manly FC booed when La Acade was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerardo Sedeni didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd match minute, La Acade was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascual Quexal to maneuver through the defense. Neale Franklin hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Virgil Van Dijck hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. The supporters of Manly FC booed when La Acade was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Mitxaut didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Munroe Brien during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 46th minute, Munroe Brien hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pascual Quexal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Stevie Gerrard scored 1-0 in the 50th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silverio Arlo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Manly FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Bart Edwards hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clodoveo Acuña got free with Kirby Chant in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, La Acade's Igor Mitxaut got a free kick in the 60th minute. Silverio Arlo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kent Barling in the 63rd minute of play. Gerardo Sedeni was shown his second yellow card after 67 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Gerardo Sedeni hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Manly FC's Marcus Didlick was substituted for Kyle Tevelien. Silverio Arlo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Munroe Brien in the 70th minute of the match. After 75 played minutes La Acade got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Bingen. The supporters of Manly FC booed when La Acade was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Bingen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stevie Gerrard kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After 89 played minutes Manly FC got a freekick which was hit by Virgil Van Dijck. 91 minutes into the game, Dario Franco threw the ball into play from the sideline. Manly FC's Neale Franklin quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. La Acade's Pascual Quexal got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manly FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.