U21 World League

Ministry of Magic
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gilberto Garcia kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Tirense F.C. getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Gilberto Garcia hit a great ball. Tommy Black hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. If Gilberto Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Conner Castner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Garcia in the 13th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as The Obscurials's Adolfo Willding slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Enéas Arruda. That made the score 1-0 after 19 minutes of play. The supporters of Tirense F.C. booed when The Obscurials was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tommy Black didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gilberto Garcia in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Conner Castner prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bradley Grieve during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Adolfo Willding could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Enéas Arruda made a huge save. After 39 minutes, Tommy Black mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Obscurials and the Tirense F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, The Obscurials's Tommy Black got a free kick in the 39th minute. Adolfo Willding sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adolfo Willding was the one to do the kick off. Willian Cunha's late challenge caught a The Obscurials's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Willian Cunha helped the player get up and apologised. After 53 played minutes, The Obscurials's Bradley Grieve shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Enéas Arruda came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in The Obscurials reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Willding in the 54th minute of play forced Tirense F.C.'s goalkeeper Enéas Arruda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Willding in the 56th minute of play forced Tirense F.C.'s goalkeeper Enéas Arruda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to The Obscurials getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Rob Everett hit a great ball. Tirense F.C.'s Norberto Marinho shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 59th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Conner Castner but with some difficulty. In the 67thth minute of the game Adolfo Willding who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tirense F.C.'s Enéas Arruda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to The Obscurials getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Bradley Grieve hit a great ball. Enéas Arruda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adolfo Willding in the 81st minute of the match. After some careless play in the Tirense F.C. defense, Lance Morey kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Enéas Arruda. The Tirense F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Enéas Arruda should have stopped the shot.