U18 World League

Immortal Stadium
Spectators: 7818 (Terracing: 5865, Seating: 1798, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mitch Rushing got the match started through his kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Inmortales FC's Tim Schaffer slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Segundo Maule. That made the score 1-0 after 2 minutes of play. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sportivo Constitución's goalkeeper Segundo Maule, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sportivo Constitución's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tim Schaffer was slow to take the kick. During this time Inmortales FC's players had a chance to rest. Tim Schaffer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Segundo Maule read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Rodolfo Cordara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19th minute, Saverio Rexino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sportivo Constitución fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After 26 played minutes Sportivo Constitución got a freekick which was hit by Cornelio Dunixi. Segundo Maule made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Mitch Rushing sent off a good shot on target. The Inmortales FC fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Inmortales FC's Donnie Whitehead 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 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 42nd minute of the match, Wesley Cage tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Segundo Maule saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Segundo Maule made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tim Schaffer in the 44th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alfonso Corderun was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Saverio Rexino reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cristopher Herndon. The goal made the score 2-2. Segundo Maule made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wesley Cage in the 57th minute of play. Segundo Maule showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tim Schaffer in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Mitch Rushing left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Inmortales FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Cristopher Herndon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Saverio Rexino in the 70th minute. Wesley Cage kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Sportivo Constitución's Segundo Maule played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mitch Rushing in the 78th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wesley Cage in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Segundo Maule saved Sportivo Constitución from getting behind. Inmortales FC's Cristopher Herndon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cornelio Dunixi in the 81st minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Wesley Cage had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Segundo Maule. Sportivo Constitución's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wesley Cage was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Tim Schaffer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Segundo Maule having to interfere. Cornelio Dunixi hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. If Mitch Rushing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 95th minute, Remigio Roldan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Inmortales FC had won after a very even match.