U18 World League

Lions Den
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carlos Damario took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Rio Linkletter fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leicester Lions's protests and gave Rio Linkletter a yellow card for diving instead. Enzo Enol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Bacon, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Leicester Lions's Ozzy Blythe got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to ⛥Milrayitas⛤ getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Victorio Berriotxoa hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in ⛥Milrayitas⛤'s zone, Ian Osborn stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enzo Enol came out of the goal and Ian Osborn tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 26th match minute, ⛥Milrayitas⛤ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramon Goren to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute Carlos Damario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robbie Metcalf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Celso Aresti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Felix Bacon recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 43rd minute, Rio Linkletter made a precise shot to the right of Enzo Enol. ⛥Milrayitas⛤'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rio Linkletter made a kick off. If Stu Frizzell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Robbie Metcalf was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ramon Goren showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 59 minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, ⛥Milrayitas⛤'s goal looked a bit too open when Felix Bacon came free, but Enzo Enol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute Ramon Goren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robbie Metcalf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Damario in the 72nd minute of play forced Leicester Lions's goalkeeper Robbie Metcalf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ramon Goren kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Robbie Metcalf was out of position in the 80 minute of play, and Juan Juvenal capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Juan Juvenal really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stu Frizzell in the 84th minute of play forced ⛥Milrayitas⛤'s goalkeeper Enzo Enol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ⛥Milrayitas⛤'s Carlos Damario got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Juan Juvenal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Robbie Metcalf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The ⛥Milrayitas⛤ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.