World League

White Hart Lane
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Franz Midgley started the match with the kick off. With an all-out effort, T H F C's Austen Willis threw himself towards the right post 7 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ronan Sugden, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a little luck, Valleslona F.C.'s Austen Willis got control of the ball when Matt Friend tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luke Bush made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Antonio Costa in the 11th minute of play. José Antonio Costa scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luke Bush, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Apoena Salan's late challenge caught a T H F C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Apoena Salan helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of T H F C booed when Valleslona F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Apoena Salan didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franz Midgley in the 21st minute of play forced Valleslona F.C.'s goalkeeper Austen Willis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeffrey Inman in the 24th minute of play forced Valleslona F.C.'s goalkeeper Austen Willis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valleslona F.C.'s Austen Willis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franz Midgley in the 27th minute of play. Harry Kane might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luke Bush. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Harry Kane ran back to his position shaking his head. 35 minutes into the game, Matt Friend lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Austen Willis. Theo Hernández kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. T H F C's Luke Bush played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anderson Viana in the 46th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anderson Viana in the 47th minute of play forced T H F C's goalkeeper Luke Bush to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Anderson Viana made the kick off in the second half. Austen Willis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donny Beckwith in the 50th minute of play. Austen Willis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donny Beckwith in the 52nd minute of the match. T H F C's Luke Bush played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anderson Viana in the 53rd minute of play. In the 54th minute, Ronan Sugden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Valleslona F.C. booed when T H F C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dave Hartley didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Theo Hernández managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valleslona F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Theo Hernández was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luke Bush breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Matt Friend scored 2-1 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Austen Willis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of T H F C booed when Valleslona F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Theo Hernández didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, T H F C's Dave Hartley got a free kick in the 66th minute. Matt Friend took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Austen Willis. Austen Willis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. T H F C made a substitution. Shawn Coulson replaced Matt Friend. T H F C's Orson Billington was substituted for Donny Beckwith. Valleslona F.C. were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after T H F C's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Theo Hernández took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cacá Sim in the 80th minute of play forced T H F C's goalkeeper Luke Bush to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anderson Viana recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Austen Willis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shawn Coulson, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. The audience was convinced that Cacá Sim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luke Bush was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Shawn Coulson in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Austen Willis saved Valleslona F.C. from getting behind. T H F C's Daniel Gillow was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Austen Willis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. For all the effort they put into the match, the Valleslona F.C. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for T H F C.