U21 World League

Templo del Fútbol
Spectators: 7675 (Terracing: 5757, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Quentin Preston got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Evan Ferguson 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Quentin Preston in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Geronimo Rainerio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Quentin Preston's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geronimo Rainerio was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. 14 minutes into the match, Evan Ferguson notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Quitilipi's Geronimo Rainerio. Geronimo Rainerio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Evan Ferguson in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Geronimo Rainerio saved Quitilipi from getting behind. In the 18th match minute, Greenbay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evan Ferguson to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute, Quentin Preston ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Geronimo Rainerio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evan Ferguson in the 27th minute of play forced Quitilipi's goalkeeper Geronimo Rainerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 29 played minutes Quitilipi got a freekick which was hit by Amadeo Cresencio. Geronimo Rainerio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evan Ferguson in the 33rd minute of the match. Hector Silvanito scored 1-2 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alfie Nethercot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Evan Ferguson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geronimo Rainerio having to interfere. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hector Silvanito made a kick off. Alfie Nethercot came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Quitilipi's Benjamin Vedillo. But to his dismay, Benjamin Vedillo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Alfie Nethercot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Silvanito in the 54th minute of the match. In the 56th minute Evan Ferguson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geronimo Rainerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Quentin Preston left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Greenbay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amadeo Cresencio during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Greenbay booed when Quitilipi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amadeo Cresencio didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 70 minutes, the score became 2-5 when Evan Ferguson sped through Quitilipi's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Geronimo Rainerio. Quitilipi's Hector Silvanito got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Geronimo Rainerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evan Ferguson in the 77th minute of play. Alfie Nethercot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector Silvanito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Hector Silvanito ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfie Nethercot was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-5. If Evan Ferguson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Geronimo Rainerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evan Ferguson in the 89th minute of play. Evan Ferguson took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Geronimo Rainerio. Geronimo Rainerio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-6. Junior Leadbeater kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Greenbay eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.