U21 World League

The Betsy Stadium
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tristram Gower took the kick off in the first half of the match. Liam Durrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blas Uzuri, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Florentino Blasco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 8 played minutes Staffordshire Terrier FC got a freekick which was hit by Tristram Gower. 13 minutes into the match, Staffordshire Terrier FC's goal looked a bit too open when Florentino Blasco came free, but Liam Durrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 14 minutes, Jimeno Haimar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Perrucho FC and the Staffordshire Terrier FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Perrucho FC's Jimeno Haimar got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 19th minute, Florentino Blasco got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Paolo Esiquio fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Perrucho FC's protests and gave Paolo Esiquio a yellow card for diving instead. Les Howard, 23 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Nemesio Benitez made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Tristram Gower sent off a good shot on target. Tristram Gower sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Staffordshire Terrier FC booed when Perrucho FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fermin Otsoko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Perrucho FC's Nemesio Benitez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Graham Long in the 33rd minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Graham Long ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nemesio Benitez was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Perrucho FC's Tomás Edur quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Frankie Manson, made in the 37th minute of the game. Graham Long's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nemesio Benitez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. In the 43rd minute Blas Uzuri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liam Durrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Blas Uzuri notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Staffordshire Terrier FC's Liam Durrant. Liam Durrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Les Howard hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Nemesio Benitez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Les Howard in the 63rd minute of play. Nemesio Benitez came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Staffordshire Terrier FC's Les Howard. But to his dismay, Les Howard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. The supporters of Perrucho FC booed when Staffordshire Terrier FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Greg Prior didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute, Les Howard made a precise shot to the right of Nemesio Benitez. Perrucho FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Blas Uzuri during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Blas Uzuri kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 95 minutes into the game, when Victorino Reynardo put in a rough tackle. After 95 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Perrucho FC! There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Staffordshire Terrier FC fully deserved thier win.