U23 World League

Swindon Park
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dale Fawell started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Valiant F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Jean Vides came free, but David Haigh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enéas de Godoi was a little too slow when Dale Fawell got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. Dale Fawell in the 9thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Enéas de Godoi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Téo Cunha during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Téo Cunha hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Enéas de Godoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dale Fawell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute, Craig Butterfield ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Enéas de Godoi was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Enéas de Godoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zbyszek Bury in the 22nd minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, EC AliensCrazy 2023's goal looked a bit too open when Steve Whalley came free, but Enéas de Godoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Haigh 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 26th minute. After 27 played minutes Valiant F.C got a freekick which was hit by Dale Fawell. EC AliensCrazy 2023's defense didn't have a chance, in the 29th minute, when Steve Whalley scored to the left of an out of position Enéas de Godoi, making the score, 4-0. Enéas de Godoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zbyszek Bury, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of EC AliensCrazy 2023 booed when Valiant F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. John Rundell didn't get a good kick on the ball. EC AliensCrazy 2023's defense didn't have a chance, in the 38th minute, when Dale Fawell scored to the left of an out of position Enéas de Godoi, making the score, 5-0. Steve Whalley could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Enéas de Godoi made a huge save. Steve Whalley succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 6-0 in the 41st playminute. 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 Steve Whalley in the 46th minute of play. Enéas de Godoi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Brad Welch in the 48th minute. 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 6-0.

The wind increased when Jean Vides made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Steve Whalley cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Enéas de Godoi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Enéas de Godoi came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Valiant F.C's Craig Butterfield. But to his dismay, Craig Butterfield quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. Anísio Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Zbyszek Bury left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valiant F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. John Rundell took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Enéas de Godoi. Enéas de Godoi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-0. Enéas de Godoi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dale Fawell, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 75 minutes into the match, Dale Fawell notched a goal, 12-0, to the right of EC AliensCrazy 2023's Enéas de Godoi. Enéas de Godoi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Enéas de Godoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Steve Whalley in the 79th minute of the match. Enéas de Godoi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zbyszek Bury went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 13-0 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the EC AliensCrazy 2023 defense, Dale Fawell kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Enéas de Godoi. The EC AliensCrazy 2023 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Enéas de Godoi should have stopped the shot. David Haigh made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Jean Vides sent off a good shot on target. Valiant F.C's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.