U18 World League

Estadio ⲨⲀⲚⲀ
Spectators: 7339 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 100) Lázaro Hartz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Eusebio Rafel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruce Nesbitt having to interfere. Rudolph Saunders hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Iker Azubeli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monte Leary in the 16th minute of play. Dante Paquette sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 19 minutes, Lázaro Hartz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ⲨⲀⲚⲀ and the Cosmos Soccer Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Cosmos Soccer Club booed when ⲨⲀⲚⲀ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lázaro Hartz didn't get a good kick on the ball. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Iker Azubeli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dante Paquette in the 20th minute of play. In the 26th match minute, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ubaldo Ishmael to maneuver through the defense. Federico Iztal kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Monte Leary sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilford Shipp in the 41st minute of play forced ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goalkeeper Iker Azubeli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot by Roberto Walme from long distance, 44 minutes into the match, got Bruce Nesbitt's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 45 minutes into the match, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goal looked a bit too open when Dante Paquette came free, but Iker Azubeli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Cosmos Soccer Club were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wilford Shipp to strike the kick off in the second half. When Monte Leary fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cosmos Soccer Club's protests and gave Monte Leary a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ⲨⲀⲚⲀ booed when Cosmos Soccer Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Monte Leary didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bruce Nesbitt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lázaro Hartz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of ⲨⲀⲚⲀ booed when Cosmos Soccer Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilford Shipp didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st minute, Monte Leary hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bruce Nesbitt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lázaro Hartz went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Bruce Nesbitt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lázaro Hartz in the 69th minute of the match. Bruce Nesbitt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lázaro Hartz in the 74th minute of play. Bruce Nesbitt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hipolito Petri, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Iker Azubeli didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 80th minute, which inside left pole to 1-3. The supporters of ⲨⲀⲚⲀ booed when Cosmos Soccer Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Monte Leary didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cosmos Soccer Club's Bruce Nesbitt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebio Rafel in the 87th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Russ Thorne in the 92nd minute of play forced ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goalkeeper Iker Azubeli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Cosmos Soccer Club eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.