U23 World League

CLAYMORE CITY
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Geraldo Bezerra kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Geraldo Bezerra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hipolito Calhoun was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Terrell Tipton got a throw-in 6 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Rashad Lewis. 9 minutes into the game, Geraldo Bezerra cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Hipolito Calhoun was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hipolito Calhoun didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Geraldo Bezerra went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Geraldo Bezerra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hipolito Calhoun was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Nemesio Bilbo made a great header on Lε COCO SρσяtiV's corner, it was just that CLAYMORE COUNTRY's Hipolito Calhoun managed to reach the ball for a save. 22 minutes into the game, Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Geraldo Bezerra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hipolito Calhoun made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Hipolito Calhoun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nemesio Bilbo in the 28th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Geraldo Bezerra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hipolito Calhoun was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. The Lε COCO SρσяtiV fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Geraldo Bezerra looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 36 minutes into the game, Geraldo Bezerra cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Hipolito Calhoun was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hipolito Calhoun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geraldo Bezerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geraldo Bezerra in the 41st minute of play forced CLAYMORE COUNTRY's goalkeeper Hipolito Calhoun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hipolito Calhoun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geraldo Bezerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After some careless play in the CLAYMORE COUNTRY defense, Geraldo Bezerra kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hipolito Calhoun. The CLAYMORE COUNTRY fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hipolito Calhoun should have stopped the shot. After the first half Lε COCO SρσяtiV were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bob Leckie stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Lε COCO SρσяtiV got a freekick which was hit by Wu Zheng Cheng. Hipolito Calhoun came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Geraldo Bezerra. But to his dismay, Geraldo Bezerra quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. When Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Geraldo Bezerra in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CLAYMORE COUNTRY's goalie prevented a goal. In the 58th minute, Rocco Duffet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Hipolito Calhoun managed to avoid a goal in the 59thth minute, when Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Geraldo Bezerra fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 60 minutes into the game, Geraldo Bezerra recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Hipolito Calhoun. Geraldo Bezerra showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-8. Lε COCO SρσяtiV made a substitution. Zorion Oña replaced Geraldo Bezerra. CLAYMORE COUNTRY made a substitution. Fernando Washburn replaced Otis Oakes. In the 65thth minute of the game Zorion Oña who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CLAYMORE COUNTRY's Hipolito Calhoun was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zorion Oña got free with Hipolito Calhoun in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Javi Milei was substituted for Honorio Bernaldo. In the 75th minute, CLAYMORE COUNTRY's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Zorion Oña fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Zorion Oña blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hipolito Calhoun having to make a save. Hipolito Calhoun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zorion Oña in the 76th minute. In the 77th minute, Zorion Oña left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lε COCO SρσяtiV fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. Hipolito Calhoun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zorion Oña in the 85th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Zorion Oña had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hipolito Calhoun. CLAYMORE COUNTRY's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zorion Oña was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-10. Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Zorion Oña got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hipolito Calhoun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zorion Oña, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lε COCO SρσяtiV's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.