U23 World League

Celts Park
Spectators: 7555 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jason Duffus started the match with the kick off. Thor Persson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Grant McCay in the 3rd minute. Oldham Athletic's Thor Persson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jason Duffus in the 7th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jason Duffus got free with Thor Persson in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jason Duffus's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Thor Persson skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Thor Persson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jason Duffus, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Jason Duffus's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 16thth minute, Thor Persson skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Jason Duffus made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 20thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Thor Persson would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by Oldham Athletic's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ronnie Lamb was slow to take the kick. During this time Smiddy Celts's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Grant McCay managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Jack Griffin charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jack Griffin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 29 played minutes Smiddy Celts got a freekick which was hit by Jack Griffin. Taylor Grieve kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling David Lindmark in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Robbie McLeish prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jason Duffuss short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got Thor Persson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Oldham Athletic's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ronnie Lamb was slow to take the kick. During this time Smiddy Celts's players had a chance to rest. The supporters of Smiddy Celts booed when Oldham Athletic was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Lindmark didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jason Duffus in the 39thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Thor Persson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Jason Duffus in the 41stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Thor Persson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 42 played minutes Smiddy Celts got a freekick which was hit by David Connolly. The crowd rose to their feet as Jason Duffus kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Thor Persson. That made the score 1-0 in the 44 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when David Lindmark made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jason Duffus in the 53rd minute of play forced Oldham Athletic's goalkeeper Thor Persson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thor Persson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jason Duffus in the 56th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Grant McCay in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thor Persson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Oldham Athletic's Thor Persson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jason Duffus in the 65th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jason Duffus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thor Persson was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. In the 69th minute Jason Duffus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thor Persson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thor Persson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jason Duffus in the 70th minute of the match. Thor Persson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jason Duffus in the 72nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jason Duffus in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thor Persson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jason Duffus in the 76th minute of play forced Oldham Athletic's goalkeeper Thor Persson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thor Persson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jason Duffus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Oldham Athletic getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Agne Andreasson hit a great ball. In the 79th match minute, Oldham Athletic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agne Andreasson to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd match minute, Smiddy Celts was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronnie Lamb to maneuver through the defense. Oldham Athletic's Claes Siöman got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Oldham Athletic booed when Smiddy Celts was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jordan Donaldson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joachim Brodin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thor Persson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jason Duffus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Smiddy Celts were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Oldham Athletic for a fine match.