U18 League

Pokulleva
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ričards Padoms got the match started through his kick off. Ričards Padoms's late challenge caught a Outer Space FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ričards Padoms helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Black horses's Ričards Padoms got a free kick in the 2nd minute. If Manolo Hofmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andulis Cerīgais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joost Mackenthun in the 10th minute of the match. Black horses's Andulis Cerīgais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joost Mackenthun in the 14th minute of play. Hemmo Bielstein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrihs Rudgalvis in the 15th minute of the match. A collision led to Black horses getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Valentīns Vitmanis hit a great ball. In the 17th minute, Justin Schaffert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Outer Space FC booed when Black horses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ričards Padoms didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joost Mackenthun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andulis Cerīgais read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Outer Space FC's goal looked a bit too open when Henrihs Rudgalvis came free, but Hemmo Bielstein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 29 minutes, Manolo Hofmann made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Black horses's Andulis Cerīgais tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Manolo Hofmann's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andulis Cerīgais was relentless in the 36th minute of the game.

Outer Space FC's Hemmo Bielstein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ričards Padoms in the 55th minute of play. In the 57th minute Henrihs Rudgalvis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hemmo Bielstein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 58 played minutes Outer Space FC got a freekick which was hit by Fred Garbe. After 65 minutes of play, Black horses's Henrihs Rudgalvis made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hemmo Bielstein was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Black horses booed when Outer Space FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Pöhnl didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82nd match minute, Outer Space FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mike Cornelißen to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the game, Henrihs Rudgalvis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Hemmo Bielstein was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Justin Schaffert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Andulis Cerīgais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 92 minutes of play Black horses's Ričards Padoms was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Ričards Padoms kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Outer Space FC defense, Henrihs Rudgalvis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hemmo Bielstein. The Outer Space FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hemmo Bielstein should have stopped the shot. Black horses's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.