U18 League

Bet365 Stadium
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Markuss Reliņš got the match started through his kick off. Miķelis Pavārs stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leonhard Heins's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Volmar Mitze blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Miķelis Pavārs having to make a save. Leonhard Heins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Miķelis Pavārs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in SK Annenieki's zone, Gabriel Fodnagard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Miķelis Pavārs came out of the goal and Gabriel Fodnagard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Miķelis Pavārs stood somewhat misplaced when Leonhard Heins came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 14 minute. If Nicky Svankjær had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Markuss Reliņš fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melkior Fausbæk having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Nicky Svankjær kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Miķelis Pavārs. That made the score 3-0 in the 29 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicky Svankjær got free with Miķelis Pavārs in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Leonhard Heins took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Miķelis Pavārs to make any attempt to save it. In the 44th minute, Volmar Mitze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonhard Heins in the 46th minute of play forced SK Annenieki's goalkeeper Miķelis Pavārs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 48 played minutes SK Annenieki got a freekick which was hit by Reinis Rodiks. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leonhard Heins to make the kick off. In the 57th match minute, SK Annenieki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantīns Bojārs to maneuver through the defense. Leonhard Heins scored 5-0 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Miķelis Pavārs, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nicky Svankjær fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miķelis Pavārs having to interfere. After 63 played minutes SK Annenieki got a freekick which was hit by Donats Nosals. Miķelis Pavārs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonhard Heins, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After 65 minutes of play, The Potters's Leonhard Heins made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Miķelis Pavārs was left in no man's land by his defense there! 69 minutes into the game, Gabriel Fodnagard was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Potters's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SK Annenieki the free kick. Gabriel Fodnagard kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonhard Heins in the 74th minute of play forced SK Annenieki's goalkeeper Miķelis Pavārs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicky Svankjær sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 88 minutes, Leonhard Heins managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Potters's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonhard Heins was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nicky Svankjær recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Miķelis Pavārs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonhard Heins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Konstantīns Bojārs kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Leonhard Heins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Potters walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.