U23 World League

Gianfranco Zola
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) John Mendes made the kick off and thus started the match. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Nilton Berger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charlie Monk in the 6th minute of play. After 11 minutes of play, Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors's Cliff Welch made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nilton Berger was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Cliff Gordon got free with Nilton Berger in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nilton Berger was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Cliff Gordon capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cliff Gordon really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Nilton Berger made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Cliff Welch sent off a good shot on target. Johnnie Walker took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nilton Berger. Nilton Berger dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Johnnie Walker kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nilton Berger. That made the score 4-0 in the 24 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Johnnie Walker managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors's supporters rose to their feet, but Johnnie Walker was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nilton Berger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cliff Gordon in the 29th minute of play forced MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper Nilton Berger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 30 minutes, Nilton Berger successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 31 played minutes MAGNIFICOS.FC got a freekick which was hit by Waldemar Cunha. Tyler Warner, 32 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. When Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors's Charlie Monk in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalie prevented a goal. Nilton Berger was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cliff Gordon showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-0 in the 38 minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Cliff Gordon recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Nilton Berger. Cliff Gordon showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 6-0. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Nilton Berger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cliff Gordon in the 45th minute of play. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Nilton Berger proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save MAGNIFICOS.FC from getting a goal against them. Nilton Berger came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors's Johnnie Walker. But to his dismay, Johnnie Walker quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 7-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cliff Gordon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cliff Welch's late challenge caught a MAGNIFICOS.FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cliff Welch helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors's Cliff Welch got a free kick in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the game, Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors's Johnnie Walker nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nilton Berger made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. Nilton Berger came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors's Cliff Gordon. But to his dismay, Cliff Gordon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0. Nilton Berger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cliff Gordon in the 61st minute of play. Nilton Berger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Keanu Haley in the 62nd minute of play. In the 65th minute, Maksymilian Drozdowski made a precise shot to the right of Nilton Berger. MAGNIFICOS.FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-0. In the 67th minute, Johnnie Walker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 70 minutes into the match, MAGNIFICOS.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Johnnie Walker came free, but Nilton Berger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors's George Munroe pulled a muscle in his back after 70 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors's Camron Harper was substituted for George Munroe. A collision led to MAGNIFICOS.FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Elivélton Domingues hit a great ball. In the 72nd minute of the match Tyler Warner sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nilton Berger skillfully saved the ball. Nilton Berger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johnnie Walker in the 73rd minute of the match. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Nilton Berger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johnnie Walker in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johnnie Walker in the 76th minute of play forced MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper Nilton Berger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Cliff Welch had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nilton Berger. MAGNIFICOS.FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cliff Welch was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. 81 minutes into the match, Charlie Monk notched a goal, 12-0, to the right of MAGNIFICOS.FC's Nilton Berger. Nilton Berger was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nilton Berger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cliff Gordon in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cliff Welch in the 89th minute of play forced MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper Nilton Berger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilton Berger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cliff Gordon in the 96th minute of play. There was no doubt that Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors were the better team. Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.