U18 World League

Milo Joyce Memorial
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pedro Luiz Donato made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Júnior Vidal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. LOS BUITRES's Walton Boudreaux shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 5th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Luís Eduardo Pontes but with some difficulty. After 8 minutes, Randall Neff mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LOS BUITRES and the WAU team players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to LOS BUITRES getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Randall Neff hit a great ball. A collision led to LOS BUITRES getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Randall Neff hit a great ball. Luís Eduardo Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfred Bledsoe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute, Theo Clifton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for LOS BUITRES! In the 20th minute there was a penalty for WAU team. Júnior Vidal stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Stephen Ambriz. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júnior Vidal in the 24th minute of play forced LOS BUITRES's goalkeeper Stephen Ambriz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stephen Ambriz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Luiz Donato, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Randall Neff kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Pedro Luiz Donato managed to get in a good position for a shot. WAU team's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Luiz Donato was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stephen Ambriz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 31 played minutes LOS BUITRES got a freekick which was hit by Federico Boswell. After 33 minutes, Pedro Luiz Donato made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. LOS BUITRES's Stephen Ambriz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 38th minute, Federico Boswell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Luiz Donato struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Stephen Ambriz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for WAU team. LOS BUITRES's Stephen Ambriz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luiz Donato in the 41st minute of play. 44 minutes into the game, Otávio Quintal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Stephen Ambriz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sherman Eason was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Pedro Luiz Donato managed to get in a good position for a shot. WAU team's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Luiz Donato was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stephen Ambriz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. LOS BUITRES's Stephen Ambriz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save LOS BUITRES from getting a goal against them. Otávio Quintal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Stephen Ambriz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Luiz Donato in the 60th minute of the match. Otávio Quintal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 68 minutes into the game, Pedro Luiz Donato cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Stephen Ambriz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Flávio Dante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stephen Ambriz having to interfere. Otávio Quintal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Stephen Ambriz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Pedro Luiz Donato managed to get in a good position for a shot. WAU team's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Luiz Donato was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stephen Ambriz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 79 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for WAU team! After 84 minutes, Jonathan Paraibano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the WAU team and the LOS BUITRES players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luís Eduardo Pontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sherman Eason in the 85th minute of play. Júnior Vidal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, LOS BUITRES's Federico Boswell got a free kick in the 89th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Júnior Vidal managed to get in a good position for a shot. WAU team's supporters rose to their feet, but Júnior Vidal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stephen Ambriz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. WAU team's Pedro Luiz Donato got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luís Eduardo Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sherman Eason, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The LOS BUITRES fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. WAU team were clearly better and deserved to take the win.