U18 League

Newmarket Fly Bird
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gombal Abad kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Fly T.T's Santiago Starnes got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 8th minute, Apollinaire Salter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute Baiona Abadie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Burl Reeves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Javier Villamil struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Burl Reeves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sportivo Chupeño. In the 15th minute, Gombal Abad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gonzales Abastas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mathieu Roland's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Mathieu Rolands short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Gonzales Abastas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 31st minute, Fly T.T's Mathieu Roland ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gonzales Abastas. Gonzales Abastas yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 38th minute, Santiago Starnes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gonzales Abastas made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Mathieu Roland sent off a good shot on target. Mathieu Roland in the 41stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gonzales Abastas, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the match clock showed 45 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Mathieu Roland sped through Sportivo Chupeño's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gonzales Abastas. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Gonzales Abastas came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Fly T.T's Santiago Starnes. But to his dismay, Santiago Starnes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. With his leg Burl Reeves managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when Sportivo Chupeño's Baiona Abadie fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Gonzales Abastas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathieu Roland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Coy Whitney kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Mathieu Roland ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gonzales Abastas was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Mathieu Roland sped through Sportivo Chupeño's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gonzales Abastas. In the 85th match minute, Sportivo Chupeño was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Javier Villamil to maneuver through the defense. During the 86th minute of the match Gombal Abad completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Gombal Abad a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Chupeño's Gombal Abad got a free kick in the 86th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Baiona Abadie got free with Burl Reeves in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Fly T.T had won after a very even match.