U23 World League

Cascade Park West St
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Claude Walters started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th minute Claude Walters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Firme Abaunza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Trevor Schumacher took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Firme Abaunza to make any attempt to save it. 16 minutes into the match, Cascade Park West's goal looked a bit too open when Mitxel Abella came free, but Charles Knapp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Cascade Park West getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Claude Walters hit a great ball. Cascade Park West's Charles Knapp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ur Abenda in the 19th minute of play. After some careless play in the Cascade Park West defense, Ur Abenda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Charles Knapp. The Cascade Park West fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Charles Knapp should have stopped the shot. Davis Gauthier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Firme Abaunza made a huge save. Ur Abenda charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ur Abenda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 37th minute, Ur Abenda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Firme Abaunza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lorenzo Bloom in the 42nd minute of the match. Charles Knapp came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Munat Tayka's Ur Abenda. But to his dismay, Ur Abenda quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 48th minute, Mitxel Abella left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Munat Tayka fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The Cascade Park West players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Munat Tayka were winning 1-3.

In the 53rd match minute, Cascade Park West was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chad Busby to maneuver through the defense. Charles Knapp made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ur Abenda in the 56th minute. Charles Knapp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mitxel Abella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes into the match, Munat Tayka's goal looked a bit too open when Tommie Ragsdale came free, but Firme Abaunza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cascade Park West's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Chad Busby in the 63rd minute. After 74 played minutes Munat Tayka got a freekick which was hit by Ur Abenda. In the 77th minute, Ur Abenda ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Charles Knapp was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. After some careless play in the Cascade Park West defense, Ruperto Abeitia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Charles Knapp. The Cascade Park West fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Charles Knapp should have stopped the shot. In the 84th match minute, Cascade Park West was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jamar Orlinsky to maneuver through the defense. Mitxel Abella's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Charles Knapp firmly grabbed it by the left post. Charles Knapp was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ur Abenda showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-6 in the 88 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Munat Tayka's Mitxel Abella got a free kick in the 92nd minute.