U18 League

Rushden Lakes
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) With 3 minutes on the clock, Reggie Shephard commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in TibaDons fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 2nd minute. Penalty! Ollie Clark had in the 4thth minute some difficulties stopping Eivind Engh's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 7th minute, Dan Høines ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ollie Clark was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Vebjørn Dyb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ollie Clark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vebjørn Dyb in the 13th minute of the match. Grant Cornish received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Arnstein Øvereng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ollie Clark stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dan Høines's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. A collision led to TibaDons getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Luke Cooke hit a great ball. In the 21st minute, Dan Høines made a precise shot to the right of Ollie Clark. TibaDons's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Dan Høines charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dan Høines the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dan Høines sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ollie Clark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dan Høines, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 29 minutes into the game, Luke Cooke was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TibaDons's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Nerd Herd the free kick. Ollie Clark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Høines, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ollie Clark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Høines, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, TibaDons's Callum Windsor got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Eivind Engh took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ollie Clark. TibaDons's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dan Høines in the 35th minute of play forced TibaDons's goalkeeper Ollie Clark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Dan Høines left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Nerd Herd fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Ollie Clark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dan Høines, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Grant Cornish fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnstein Øvereng having to interfere. Dan Høines struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Ollie Clark didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Nerd Herd. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ludvik Nordskog during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of TibaDons booed when The Nerd Herd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ludvik Nordskog didn't get a good kick on the ball. Grant Cornish fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnstein Øvereng having to interfere. Ollie Clark made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Dan Høines sent off a good shot on target. Vebjørn Dyb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 88 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goalkeeper Ollie Clark had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dan Høines. The Nerd Herd's Eivind Engh has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 94th minute. The The Nerd Herd players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.