U23 World League

Mountain West Arena
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cipriano Hustaz kicked off to start the match. Constantino Sancho kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Mountain West FC's Scot Tate shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 8th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Zbyszek Winnicki but with some difficulty. If Sammy Nixon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 11 minutes into the match, Calvin Cayla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zbyszek Winnicki. Sede Oficial's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Calvin Cayla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The audience was convinced that Sammy Nixon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zbyszek Winnicki was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Jonah Cherry made in the 26th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Jess Hollandsworth however managed to control. 28 minutes into the game, Jonah Cherry threw the ball into play from the sideline. Sede Oficial's Celestino Nahia quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Celestino Nahia's late challenge caught a Mountain West FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Celestino Nahia helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sede Oficial getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Celestino Nahia hit a great ball. When D.J. Brantley came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Mountain West FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that D.J. Brantley couldn't finish the play. An unexpected shot in the 35th minute by Sammy Nixon got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 37thth minute of the game Sammy Nixon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sede Oficial's Zbyszek Winnicki was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 37 minutes, Sammy Nixon made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Sede Oficial's Zbyszek Winnicki tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Zbyszek Winnicki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Calvin Cayla in the 41st minute of the match. A collision led to Sede Oficial getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Jonatan Jaunzuria hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

53 minutes into the game, Sede Oficial's Cipriano Hustaz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roy Holman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sammy Nixon in the 57th minute of play forced Sede Oficial's goalkeeper Zbyszek Winnicki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Mountain West FC booed when Sede Oficial was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celestino Nahia didn't get a good kick on the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Sede Oficial's goal looked a bit too open when Sammy Nixon came free, but Zbyszek Winnicki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mountain West FC were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after Sede Oficial's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Scot Tate took the corner. The corner ended in Scot Tate almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sede Oficial's Zbyszek Winnicki did a great save. Roy Holman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cipriano Hustaz in the 70th minute of play. Roy Holman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cipriano Hustaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Zbyszek Winnicki didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Calvin Cayla went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sammy Nixon in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zbyszek Winnicki saved Sede Oficial from getting behind. When Mountain West FC's Sammy Nixon in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sede Oficial's goalie prevented a goal. 89 minutes into the match, Mountain West FC's goalkeeper Roy Holman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Melchor Kimetz. With a little luck, Mountain West FC's Roy Holman got control of the ball when Melchor Kimetz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zbyszek Winnicki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sammy Nixon, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Roy Holman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cipriano Hustaz in the 94th minute of play. Sede Oficial made a substitution. Arturo Firmo replaced Melchor Kimetz. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mountain West FC had played much better football throughout.