U23 World League

FILBERT STREET
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) 5 minutes into the match, FC Karamba's Eurelijus Sutkus sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Frazer Martin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alan Young sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leicester Foxes Academy's Frazer Martin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Audrius Butkevičius in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Leicester Foxes Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Gvidonas Sauliūnas came free, but Frazer Martin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When FC Karamba's Eurelijus Sutkus in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Leicester Foxes Academy's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eurelijus Sutkus in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frazer Martin saved Leicester Foxes Academy from getting behind. 24 minutes into the game, Eurelijus Sutkus cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Frazer Martin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Gvidonas Sauliūnas managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Karamba's supporters rose to their feet, but Gvidonas Sauliūnas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Frazer Martin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 36th minute Oscar Drake shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kuno Heiberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kuno Heiberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Drake in the 41st minute of the match. After 46 minutes of play, FC Karamba's Eurelijus Sutkus made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frazer Martin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Oscar Drake to make the kick off. FC Karamba's Kuno Heiberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alan Young in the 52nd minute of play. Theo Crossley kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Audrius Butkevičius could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Frazer Martin made a huge save. FC Karamba's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fidel Kelemen in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute of the match, Audrius Butkevičius got a very nice opportunity to score, but Frazer Martin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Leicester Foxes Academy's Oscar Drake got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Leicester Foxes Academy's Martin Ericsson got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 74th minute, Alan Young made a precise shot to the right of Kuno Heiberg. FC Karamba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Audrius Butkevičius could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Frazer Martin made a huge save. Eurelijus Sutkus did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-4 to the left of a surprised Frazer Martin 80 minutes into the match. Frazer Martin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eurelijus Sutkus in the 83rd minute of play. Audrius Butkevičius who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 93rdth minute tested the skills of Frazer Martin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Karamba walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.