U18 World League

Pablo Comelli
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Baltasar Lonzo kicked off to start the match. Angelo Sugoi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deon Tully, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After 10 played minutes Korona Kielce got a freekick which was hit by Alfie Stonehouse. Richard Brearley stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paulino Fernendo's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. After 20 minutes, Baltasar Lonzo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Talleres de Escalada and the Korona Kielce players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 20th match minute, Talleres de Escalada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baltasar Lonzo to maneuver through the defense. In the 21stth minute of the game Patrick Davis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Talleres de Escalada's Angelo Sugoi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 23rd minute, Eusebio Tibalt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Talleres de Escalada defense, Patrick Davis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Angelo Sugoi. The Talleres de Escalada fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Angelo Sugoi should have stopped the shot. Tobias Bermudez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Brearley having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Deon Tully had to leave the field with a concussion. After 41 minutes, Anselmo Afonso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Talleres de Escalada and the Korona Kielce players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 48 minutes of play, Korona Kielce's Alfie Stonehouse made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Angelo Sugoi was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

56 minutes into the match, Jonathon Harris notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Talleres de Escalada's Angelo Sugoi. Angelo Sugoi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Paulino Fernendo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Richard Brearley having to make a save. Russ Wardman charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Russ Wardman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th minute, Russ Wardman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th match minute, Talleres de Escalada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eusebio Tibalt to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Korona Kielce getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Russ Wardman hit a great ball. Leandro Iratxo might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Richard Brearley. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leandro Iratxo ran back to his position shaking his head. 73 minutes into the match, Korona Kielce's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Iratxo came free, but Richard Brearley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Richard Brearley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Iratxo in the 78th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfie Stonehouse got free with Angelo Sugoi in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Tobias Bermudez fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Talleres de Escalada's protests and gave Tobias Bermudez a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Korona Kielce's Adrian Newton got a free kick in the 86th minute. Patrick Davis 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. Korona Kielce's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.