U18 World League

Jacks Arena
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mané Aguado took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the game, Claudio Diaz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Zachery MacFarland was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's zone, Benny Fletcher stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xabel Beloki came out of the goal and Benny Fletcher tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mané Aguado in the 13th minute of play forced CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's goalkeeper Zachery MacFarland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zachery MacFarland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mané Aguado in the 15th minute of play. After taking down the ball on ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's corner Burni Zapico fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Zachery MacFarland quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Stuart Espinosa hit a great ball. In the 24th minute, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Lloyd Robinson seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Lloyd Robinson the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Lloyd Robinson had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After recieving a nice pass, ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's Burni Zapico tried to score from far away in the 25th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When Myles Honeycutt came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Myles Honeycutt couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Stuart Espinosa managed to get in a good position for a shot. CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's supporters rose to their feet, but Stuart Espinosa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xabel Beloki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 46th minute, Myles Honeycutt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The wind increased when Benny Fletcher made the kick off in the second half. Xabel Beloki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benny Fletcher in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 56th minute, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mané Aguado fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Estefan Hernandez in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zachery MacFarland saved CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI from getting behind. After a rather tough play, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Stuart Espinosa got a free kick in the 61st minute. ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's Mané Aguado got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Burni Zapico recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's Anton Lama was substituted for Mané Aguado. After 81 minutes of play, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Benny Fletcher made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Xabel Beloki was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zachery MacFarland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Estefan Hernandez in the 85th minute of the match. If Myles Honeycutt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Benny Fletcher's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xabel Beloki was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. If Benny Fletcher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Stuart Espinosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.