U23 League

Crimson Field
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Juliusz Julku made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jayden Mcgirr during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Topsail booed when Crimson Knights was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jayden Mcgirr didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silas Houston recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Renaud Lilly showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robt Sanford in the 5th minute of the match. Renaud Lilly made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frances Pack in the 8th minute. With his leg Renaud Lilly managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when Crimson Knights's Frances Pack fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sheldon Felton kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Frances Pack might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Renaud Lilly. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Frances Pack ran back to his position shaking his head. Topsail's Renaud Lilly played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frances Pack in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th match minute, Topsail was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rich Dominguez to maneuver through the defense. Topsail's Renaud Lilly played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frances Pack in the 16th minute of play. Renaud Lilly took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robt Sanford, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 1-0 became the score in the 27th minute when Mei Yu Zhen elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, Frances Pack had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Renaud Lilly. Topsail's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frances Pack was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Renaud Lilly stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robt Sanford's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. In the 39thth minute of the game Robt Sanford who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Topsail's Renaud Lilly was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Renaud Lilly showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frances Pack, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Renaud Lilly stood somewhat misplaced when Robt Sanford came free in front of goal and shot 3-0 to the left of him in the 43 minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Robt Sanford made the kick off in the second half. Juliusz Julku received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gerald Singletary came out and tried to block the shot, but Juliusz Julku slotted it home off the left post making it 4-1 in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frances Pack in the 62nd minute of play forced Topsail's goalkeeper Renaud Lilly to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Topsail's Renaud Lilly played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frances Pack in the 64th minute of play. Topsail's Juliusz Julku got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Nathanial Rowley fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Crimson Knights's protests and gave Nathanial Rowley a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd minute, one of Crimson Knights:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Crimson Knights. Crimson Knights:s Gerald Singletary showed great skill when he stopped Joachim Paige:s penalty. Topsail's Renaud Lilly played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frances Pack in the 75th minute of play. Topsail's Renaud Lilly played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robt Sanford in the 78th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Rich Dominguez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 79 minutes, Robt Sanford managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Crimson Knights's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robt Sanford was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Robt Sanford put it in 5-1 from a short distance just to the right of Renaud Lilly. 88 minutes into the match, Robt Sanford had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Renaud Lilly. Topsail's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Robt Sanford was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Crimson Knights fully deserved thier win.