U18 World League

El Costurero
Spectators: 9331 (Terracing: 7000, Seating: 2146, VIP seats: 185) Vicente Francesco made the kick off and thus started the match. 8 minutes into the match, Enhebrator FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ethan Zamora came free, but Nereo Pedroso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aquiles Bautista hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute, Lothaire Matthäus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeff Lincoln hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 29th minute, Marteinn Palermo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Nereo Pedroso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shawn Banks in the 33rd minute of the match. After 36 played minutes Enhebrator FC got a freekick which was hit by Eustaquio George. A collision led to Heavenly Hooters getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Dean Hurst hit a great ball. Nereo Pedroso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shawn Banks, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marty Hill to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Ethan Zamora had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nereo Pedroso. Enhebrator FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ethan Zamora was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 54th match minute, Enhebrator FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Placido Kaxen to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Enhebrator FC's Placido Kaxen got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Heavenly Hooters's goalkeeper Kyle Connor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nereo Pedroso was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Barry Lowe showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 71 minute of play. Paul-Henri Maldini hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. After 77 minutes, Dean Hurst mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Heavenly Hooters and the Enhebrator FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eustaquio George hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Enhebrator FC's zone, Dom Billing stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nereo Pedroso came out of the goal and Dom Billing tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marty Hill in the 87th minute of play forced Enhebrator FC's goalkeeper Nereo Pedroso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th match minute, Heavenly Hooters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Santos to maneuver through the defense. If Max Langford had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 96 minutes, Barry Lowe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Heavenly Hooters's supporters crossed their fingers, but Barry Lowe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Enhebrator FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Heavenly Hooters were clearly better and deserved to take the win.