U18 World League

Stadio De Victoria
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lancelot Soprano started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes into the match, Bada Bing Club's goalkeeper Odon Cardeñosa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iskandar Laycock. 11 minutes into the match, Bada Bing Club's goal looked a bit too open when Iskandar Laycock came free, but Odon Cardeñosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the game, Erasmo Olmos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bada Bing Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Oakham the free kick. After a rather tough play, Bada Bing Club's Erasmo Olmos got a free kick in the 11th minute. After 14th play minutes Lancelot Soprano shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Daniel Seah and just under the crossbar into goal. After 16 played minutes Oakham got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Chan. In the 20th minute, Lancelot Soprano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bada Bing Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Oakham's Iskandar Chian slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Odon Cardeñosa. That made the score 1-2 after 27 minutes of play. Unai Soprano hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute, Danish Henderson made a precise shot to the right of Odon Cardeñosa. Bada Bing Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 36 minutes into the match, Bada Bing Club's goal looked a bit too open when Iskandar Chian came free, but Odon Cardeñosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antonio Castelao took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Daniel Seah. Daniel Seah dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lancelot Soprano in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Daniel Seah prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

Alif Chian charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alif Chian the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Bada Bing Club booed when Oakham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alif Chian didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 53 played minutes Bada Bing Club got a freekick which was hit by Alonso Benítez. Asiz Koh 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 Odon Cardeñosa. Bada Bing Club's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Oakham's Daniel Seah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Unai Soprano in the 59th minute of play. Daniel Seah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Unai Soprano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Unai Soprano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bada Bing Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Unai Soprano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Seah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 70th match minute, Oakham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asiz Koh to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Seah acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 71st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Antonio Castelao. Odon Cardeñosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iskandar Chian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 78 minutes into the match, Oakham's goal looked a bit too open when Lancelot Soprano came free, but Daniel Seah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lancelot Soprano got free with Daniel Seah in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Odon Cardeñosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Asiz Koh in the 82nd minute of the match. Oakham's Daniel Seah proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Oakham from getting a goal against them. In the 92nd minute Unai Soprano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Seah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd minute Iskandar Laycock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Odon Cardeñosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Bada Bing Club walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.