U21 World League

Rushden Lakes
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jean Vides took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jean Vides received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Ollie Clark tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 6th minute, Téo Cunha got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Téo Cunha hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Austen Bull got free with Enéas de Godoi in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Téo Cunha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ollie Clark read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. A collision led to TibaDons getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Rick Postolan hit a great ball. Ollie Clark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luciano Breckenfeld in the 22nd minute of play. After some careless play in the TibaDons defense, Luciano Breckenfeld kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ollie Clark. The TibaDons fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ollie Clark should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as TibaDons's Grant Cornish slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Enéas de Godoi. That made the score 2-1 after 26 minutes of play. In the 30th minute, Callum Windsor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jean Vides in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ollie Clark prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ollie Clark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Téo Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 43rd minute Jean Vides shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ollie Clark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cássio Sergipano kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

51 minutes into the match, EC AliensCrazy 2023's goal looked a bit too open when Austen Bull came free, but Enéas de Godoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enéas de Godoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rick Postolan in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rick Postolan in the 54th minute of play forced EC AliensCrazy 2023's goalkeeper Enéas de Godoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute, Ramiro Pombal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute Grant Cornish shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enéas de Godoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Téo Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 73 played minutes, EC AliensCrazy 2023's Sérgio Davids shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ollie Clark came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in EC AliensCrazy 2023 reached it. Garry Westerby charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Garry Westerby the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Garry Westerby hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Jean Vides blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ollie Clark having to make a save. Jean Vides received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Ollie Clark tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jean Vides's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ollie Clark read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Ollie Clark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Téo Cunha in the 84th minute of play. Ollie Clark made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Jean Vides sent off a good shot on target. EC AliensCrazy 2023's Enéas de Godoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rick Postolan in the 90th minute of play. There was no doubt that TibaDons were the better team. TibaDons's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.