U23 World League

Mountain West Arena
Spectators: 7572 (Terracing: 5680, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Baltasar Frasquito made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 played minutes AC DeMiRHaN got a freekick which was hit by Sammy Arellano. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulu İcabi in the 7th minute of play forced Mountain West FC's goalkeeper Roy Holman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roy Holman came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by AC DeMiRHaN's Ulu İcabi. But to his dismay, Ulu İcabi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, Sandu Stănciulaş notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Mountain West FC's Roy Holman. Roy Holman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Gabriel Vermeşan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roy Holman was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltasar Frasquito in the 20th minute of play forced Mountain West FC's goalkeeper Roy Holman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When AC DeMiRHaN's Baltasar Frasquito in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mountain West FC's goalie prevented a goal. The AC DeMiRHaN fans' excitement grew in the 22nd match minute when AC DeMiRHaN's Baltasar Frasquito looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 24th minute Walter Spivey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roy Holman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AC DeMiRHaN were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after Mountain West FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. John Davison took the corner. In the 29th minute, Gabriel Vermeşan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roy Holman was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. 32 minutes into the match, Mountain West FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ulu İcabi came free, but Roy Holman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When D.J. Brantley fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mountain West FC's protests and gave D.J. Brantley a yellow card for diving instead. After 37 played minutes Mountain West FC got a freekick which was hit by D.J. Brantley. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulu İcabi in the 38th minute of play forced Mountain West FC's goalkeeper Roy Holman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee gave AC DeMiRHaN a penalty, 41 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by John Davison, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Mountain West FC's Roy Holman. 0-6. Roy Holman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandu Stănciulaş, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Sandu Stănciulaş hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sammy Nixon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by D.J. Brantley in the 51st minute of play forced AC DeMiRHaN's goalkeeper Erdem Bayazid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gabriel Vermeşan during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sandu Stănciulaş kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Erdem Bayazid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Calvin Cayla in the 58th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Gabriel Vermeşan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC DeMiRHaN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. When Jonah Cherry fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mountain West FC's protests and gave Jonah Cherry a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of AC DeMiRHaN booed when Mountain West FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonah Cherry didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Ulu İcabi put it in 0-8 from a short distance just to the right of Roy Holman. With a little luck, Mountain West FC's Roy Holman got control of the ball when Sandu Stănciulaş tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Mountain West FC booed when AC DeMiRHaN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandu Stănciulaş didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roy Holman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baltasar Frasquito in the 74th minute of play. Roy Holman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baltasar Frasquito, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mountain West FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. John Davison was slow to take the kick. During this time AC DeMiRHaN's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in John Davison almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mountain West FC's Roy Holman did a great save. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mountain West FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. John Davison was slow to take the kick. During this time AC DeMiRHaN's players had a chance to rest. Domingo Miranda tried in the 79th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Roy Holman a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 0-9. Mountain West FC's Roy Holman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baltasar Frasquito in the 83rd minute of play. In the 83rd minute Baltasar Frasquito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roy Holman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute of the match, Sandu Stănciulaş got a very nice opportunity to score, but Roy Holman was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Roy Holman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Vermeşan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 93 minutes into the match, AC DeMiRHaN's goal looked a bit too open when D.J. Brantley came free, but Erdem Bayazid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AC DeMiRHaN's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.