U21 World League

Beech Beach
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) In the 3rd minute, Géza Herman 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. Eric Allison took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Víktor Gyokov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the game, Fulvio Di Giacomo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting Tuga FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Beech United the free kick. In the 8th match minute, Sporting Tuga FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fulvio Di Giacomo to maneuver through the defense. Víktor Gyokov took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eric Allison. Eric Allison dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 13 minutes into the game, Sporting Tuga FC's Géza Herman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eric Allison made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Eric Allison took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Víktor Gyokov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th match minute, Sporting Tuga FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Pinto to maneuver through the defense. After 22 minutes of play, Sporting Tuga FC's Víktor Gyokov made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eric Allison was left in no man's land by his defense there! Eric Allison came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Sporting Tuga FC's Géza Herman. But to his dismay, Géza Herman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. In the 28th minute, Carlos Pinto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting Tuga FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Toby Harris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Beech United's Eric Allison played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulvio Di Giacomo in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Beech United's goal looked a bit too open when Víktor Gyokov came free, but Eric Allison reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eric Allison didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Géza Herman went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albérico Montenegro in the 44th minute of play forced Beech United's goalkeeper Eric Allison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Víktor Gyokov scored 0-7 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eric Allison, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Géza Herman got free with Eric Allison in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eric Allison made an important save on a dangerous shot by Víktor Gyokov in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Víktor Gyokov in the 66th minute of play forced Beech United's goalkeeper Eric Allison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Fulvio Di Giacomo could shoot a difficult shot in the 69th minute, which Eric Allison however easily saved by the left post. 71 minutes into the match, Beech United's goalkeeper Eric Allison had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Géza Herman. In the 72nd minute, Géza Herman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eric Allison was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toby Harris in the 76th minute of play forced Sporting Tuga FC's goalkeeper Jacobo Ibon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, João Felix dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Eric Allison, 0-9. Eric Allison made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fulvio Di Giacomo in the 81st minute. Géza Herman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Eric Allison made a huge save. 84 minutes into the match, Beech United's goal looked a bit too open when Géza Herman came free, but Eric Allison reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Sporting Tuga FC's Frederico Costa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Eric Allison. That made the score 0-10 after 87 minutes of play. Eric Allison showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Géza Herman, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Sporting Tuga FC's Géza Herman got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Sporting Tuga FC's Carlos Pinto ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Eric Allison. Eric Allison yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-11. The Beech United fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sporting Tuga FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.