U18 World League

The New Oval
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Johnny Wadham started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Corinthians FC booed when LOS BUITRES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shelby Watt didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 7 minutes of play, Corinthians FC's Richie Goacher made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stephen Ambriz was left in no man's land by his defense there! 10 minutes into the game, Vince Whitford was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Corinthians FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LOS BUITRES the free kick. In the 10th minute, Vince Whitford hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Walton Boudreaux charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Walton Boudreaux the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 12th minute, Walton Boudreaux hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tris Stockleys short, quick shot in the 13thth minute got Stephen Ambriz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 15 minutes into the game, Corinthians FC's Tris Stockley nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stephen Ambriz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. LOS BUITRES's Stephen Ambriz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save LOS BUITRES from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johnny Wadham in the 20th minute of play forced LOS BUITRES's goalkeeper Stephen Ambriz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Richie Goacher dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Stephen Ambriz, 3-0. Tris Stockley could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Stephen Ambriz made a huge save. In the 34th minute, Corinthians FC's Johnny Wadham ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Stephen Ambriz. Stephen Ambriz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. In the 39th minute, Vince Whitford hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfred Bledsoe struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. David Bettney didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LOS BUITRES. In the 43rd minute, Reg Renner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

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. In the 53rd minute Alfred Bledsoe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Bettney saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, LOS BUITRES's Federico Boswell got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Stephen Ambriz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richie Goacher in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johnny Wadham in the 58th minute of play forced LOS BUITRES's goalkeeper Stephen Ambriz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reg Renner hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Stephen Ambriz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johnny Wadham in the 62nd minute of play. 68 minutes into the game, Richie Goacher was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Corinthians FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LOS BUITRES the free kick. After a rather tough play, Corinthians FC's Richie Goacher got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 72nd minute, Randall Neff hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the LOS BUITRES defense, Johnny Wadham kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stephen Ambriz. The LOS BUITRES fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stephen Ambriz should have stopped the shot. Tris Stockley took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stephen Ambriz. Stephen Ambriz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. In the 80th minute Johnny Wadham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stephen Ambriz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Corinthians FC booed when LOS BUITRES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Randall Neff didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute, Theo Clifton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tris Stockley was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 85th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Stephen Ambriz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johnny Wadham, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Sherman Eason in the 89thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of David Bettney, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Theo Clifton charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Theo Clifton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Stephen Ambriz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johnny Wadham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Corinthians FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.