U18 World League

Rushden Lakes
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Grant Cornish kicked off to start the match. Enrique Roano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grant Cornish, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enrique Roano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Grant Cornish in the 4th minute. In the 6th minute, Filomeno Sindo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ollie Clark was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 13 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's goal looked a bit too open when Grant Cornish came free, but Enrique Roano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enrique Roano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rick Postolan in the 14th minute of the match. Enrique Roano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rick Postolan in the 17th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grant Cornish got free with Enrique Roano in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Melquiades Rocio during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Melquiades Rocio kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Casey Jones hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enrique Roano was a little too slow when Casey Jones got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 23rd minute. The score was now 1-1. With a little luck, INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's Enrique Roano got control of the ball when Grant Cornish tried to sneak it across the goal line. When TibaDons's Casey Jones in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's goalie prevented a goal. 30 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's goalkeeper Enrique Roano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rick Postolan. Filomeno Sindo struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Ollie Clark didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA. Agustin Tomi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ollie Clark having to interfere. Melquiades Rocio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Ollie Clark tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enrique Roano was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Grant Cornish showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 41 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Agustin Tomi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Agustin Tomi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ollie Clark having to interfere. Garry Westerby charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Garry Westerby the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Garry Westerby hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's Filomeno Sindo got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 60th minute, Stan Hewitt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Agustin Tomi got free with Ollie Clark in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Enrique Roano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grant Cornish in the 65th minute of the match. After 66 played minutes TibaDons got a freekick which was hit by Callum Windsor. Agustin Tomis short, quick shot in the 68thth minute got Ollie Clark to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Melquiades Rocio got free with Ollie Clark in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's Enrique Roano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grant Cornish in the 73rd minute of play. Enrique Roano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Callum Windsor in the 74th minute of play. The supporters of TibaDons booed when INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benicio Vincente didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute, one of INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA. TibaDons's Thomas Durkin got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 86 played minutes INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA got a freekick which was hit by Agustin Tomi. TibaDons's Casey Jones got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 95 minutes of play, TibaDons's Grant Cornish made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Enrique Roano was left in no man's land by his defense there! Callum Windsor kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. When the referee ended the match the TibaDons players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.