U18 World League

Cascade Park West St
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Scotty Haynes kicked off to start the match. 11 minutes into the game, Pastor Txeru cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Charles Knapp was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Devin Blake struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Bruno Nisio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cascade Park West. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mati Pinto during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 15 played minutes Funebrero FC got a freekick which was hit by Mati Pinto. After 22 played minutes Funebrero FC got a freekick which was hit by Silvano Cordarin. Bruno Nisio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Scotty Haynes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 26 minute of play. Pastor Txeru blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Charles Knapp having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Madaleno in the 32nd minute of play forced Cascade Park West's goalkeeper Charles Knapp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Charles Knapp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hipolito Madaleno in the 34th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Cascade Park West's goal looked a bit too open when Hipolito Madaleno came free, but Charles Knapp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 38 played minutes Cascade Park West got a freekick which was hit by Mohammad Holland. If Elias Belasko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Charles Knapp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pastor Txeru in the 40th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Hipolito Madaleno notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Cascade Park West's Charles Knapp. Charles Knapp was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Cascade Park West players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Funebrero FC were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Hipolito Madaleno made the kick off in the second half. In the 56thth minute of the game Hipolito Madaleno who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cascade Park West's Charles Knapp was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Funebrero FC's Bruno Nisio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Scotty Haynes in the 68th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hipolito Madaleno got free with Charles Knapp in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Charles Knapp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pastor Txeru in the 75th minute of the match. With a little luck, Cascade Park West's Charles Knapp got control of the ball when Pastor Txeru tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Scotty Haynes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cascade Park West's supporters rose to their feet, but Scotty Haynes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bruno Nisio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Charles Knapp had great luck who in the 81stth minute grab hold of the ball when Hipolito Madaleno from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Charles Knapp stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hipolito Madaleno's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. In the 87th minute, Kevin Blackburn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Arsenio Lekubegi in the 88th minute really tested Charles Knapp's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 91st minute, Pastor Txeru fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Charles Knapp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hipolito Madaleno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.