U21 League

Flagstaff
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) Flagstaff's Kirk Miranda got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 4th minute Gorka Astola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Rainey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Flagstaff's goal looked a bit too open when Gorka Astola came free, but Simon Rainey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simon Rainey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neomar Lander, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. After some careless play in the Flagstaff defense, Lawrence Osuna kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Simon Rainey. The Flagstaff fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Simon Rainey should have stopped the shot. After 13 minutes of play, Unikurdos United F.C.'s Oxel Mendieta made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Simon Rainey was left in no man's land by his defense there! Simon Rainey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gorka Astola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Unikurdos United F.C.'s Oxel Mendieta, in the 18th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Unikurdos United F.C.. Simon Rainey came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Unikurdos United F.C.'s Neomar Lander. But to his dismay, Neomar Lander quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Kirk Miranda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Ongile Solanos made a huge save. In the 27th minute, Oxel Mendieta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Unikurdos United F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Neomar Lander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Flagstaff getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Roosevelt Hollis hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Flagstaff defense, Gorka Astola kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Simon Rainey. The Flagstaff fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Simon Rainey should have stopped the shot. Simon Rainey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lawrence Osuna in the 40th minute of the match. Flagstaff's Simon Rainey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oxel Mendieta in the 42nd minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Roosevelt Hollis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Flagstaff's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Unikurdos United F.C. the free kick. A collision led to Flagstaff getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Roosevelt Hollis hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oxel Mendieta in the 44th minute of play forced Flagstaff's goalkeeper Simon Rainey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 46 minutes of play, Unikurdos United F.C.'s Oxel Mendieta made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Simon Rainey was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kermit Regan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Simon Rainey made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Hernandez Ventosa sent off a good shot on target. Lawrence Osuna who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 54thth minute tested the skills of Simon Rainey when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 57th minute Oxel Mendieta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Rainey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kermit Regan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ongile Solanos having to interfere. After 60 played minutes Flagstaff got a freekick which was hit by Stephan Gauthier. Flagstaff's Simon Rainey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Flagstaff from getting a goal against them. Flagstaff's Simon Rainey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lawrence Osuna in the 64th minute of play. Simon Rainey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oxel Mendieta in the 65th minute of play. Simon Rainey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lawrence Osuna in the 67th minute. Simon Rainey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oxel Mendieta in the 69th minute of the match. Simon Rainey was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gorka Astola showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 70 minute of play. Simon Rainey came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Unikurdos United F.C.'s Gorka Astola. But to his dismay, Gorka Astola quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. Simon Rainey came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Unikurdos United F.C.'s Gorka Astola. But to his dismay, Gorka Astola quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-9. Ongile Solanos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kermit Regan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute Hernandez Ventosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Rainey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Simon Rainey was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Oxel Mendieta showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-11 in the 89 minute of play. After 92 minutes, Oxel Mendieta made it 0-12 with a short kick to the right side. Flagstaff's Simon Rainey tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 96 minutes into the game, Lawrence Osuna cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-13. Simon Rainey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Unikurdos United F.C. played a much better game than Flagstaff and deserved their victory. The Flagstaff players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.