U18 World League

White Hart Lane
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ted Wiseman made the kick off which started today's match. Dan Radcliffe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Constantino Nazario, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Dan Radcliffe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Constantino Nazario's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. When C. A. BELGRANO's Constantino Nazario in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye T H F C's goalie prevented a goal. In the 21st match minute, T H F C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roger Lamb to maneuver through the defense. Isidro Mendebal, 22 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. A collision led to T H F C getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Ted Wiseman hit a great ball. After 29 minutes of play, C. A. BELGRANO's Constantino Nazario made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dan Radcliffe was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 34th minute, Ubaldo Leoiar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jimmy Hanson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantino Nazario in the 39th minute of play forced T H F C's goalkeeper Dan Radcliffe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jimmy Hanson might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cleto Bizi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jimmy Hanson ran back to his position shaking his head. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Constantino Nazario stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dan Radcliffe came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by C. A. BELGRANO's Constantino Nazario. But to his dismay, Constantino Nazario quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Jimmy Hanson's late challenge caught a C. A. BELGRANO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jimmy Hanson helped the player get up and apologised. Jimmy Hanson hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Tobias Bonifaco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Dan Radcliffe made a huge save. Cleto Bizi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimmy Hanson in the 60th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Jimmy Hanson managed to get in a good position for a shot. T H F C's supporters rose to their feet, but Jimmy Hanson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cleto Bizi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 71 minutes into the match, C. A. BELGRANO's goal looked a bit too open when Jimmy Hanson came free, but Cleto Bizi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Felipe Abechuco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cleto Bizi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimmy Hanson in the 74th minute of the match. After 77 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for C. A. BELGRANO! When Constantino Nazario came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the C. A. BELGRANO 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 Constantino Nazario couldn't finish the play. In the 85th minute Constantino Nazario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Radcliffe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roger Lamb kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Dan Radcliffe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Constantino Nazario in the 87th minute of the match. Constantino Nazario in the 88thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dan Radcliffe, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Constantino Nazario got free with Dan Radcliffe in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, C. A. BELGRANO's Dan Radcliffe threw himself towards the right post 92 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Constantino Nazario, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Tobias Bonifaco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dan Radcliffe having to interfere. Cleto Bizi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimmy Hanson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The C. A. BELGRANO supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing C. A. BELGRANO would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.