U18 League

Lukcy
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Tommy Speed started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th match minute, Astreix&ObelixSoccer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tommy Speed to maneuver through the defense. After 9 played minutes Astreix&ObelixSoccer got a freekick which was hit by Eric Murphy. In the 16th minute, Lance McGrath made a precise shot to the right of Cadfan Bruce. Eternal FLame's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 19th minute, Derek Noble ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cadfan Bruce was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. After 22 minutes of play, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Callum Grayson made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cadfan Bruce was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 25th minute, Tommy Speed left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Astreix&ObelixSoccer fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Rufus Sawyer hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute, Callum Grayson made a precise shot to the right of Cadfan Bruce. Eternal FLame's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. Tommy Speed might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cadfan Bruce. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tommy Speed ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tommy Speed in the 36th minute of play forced Eternal FLame's goalkeeper Cadfan Bruce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Eternal FLame's goalkeeper Cadfan Bruce, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 39th minute, Medyr Beever hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Callum Grayson got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cadfan Bruce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Callum Grayson in the 42nd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Medyr Beever hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Callum Grayson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cadfan Bruce read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Dillus Kennedy made the kick off in the second half. Gianluigi Buffone didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dillus Kennedy went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-7 was the resulting score. In the 54th match minute, Astreix&ObelixSoccer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Derek Noble to maneuver through the defense. Cadfan Bruce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lance McGrath, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Callum Grayson came free with the goalkeeper in the 60th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cadfan Bruce could save by the left post. Culhwch Haughion hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute, Tommy Speed left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Astreix&ObelixSoccer fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-8. The audience was convinced that Tommy Speed's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cadfan Bruce was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Derek Noble slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cadfan Bruce. That made the score 1-10 after 78 minutes of play. Callum Grayson's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Cadfan Bruce firmly grabbed it by the left post. Cadfan Bruce didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tommy Speed went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-11 was the resulting score. Patrick Buckler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cadfan Bruce having to interfere. Callum Grayson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Cadfan Bruce made a huge save. Astreix&ObelixSoccer played a much better game than Eternal FLame and deserved their victory. The Eternal FLame players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.