U21 World League

Ampthill Park
Spectators: 7771 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jack Potts kicked off to start the match. Sílvio Luiz Rodrigues made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jack Potts in the 4th minute of play. In the 7th minute Antonio Gol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nial Botham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ampthill FC's Nial Botham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Gol in the 9th minute of play. Nial Botham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Márcio Cardoso in the 10th minute of the match. In the 14th minute Antonio Ponta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nial Botham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dave Ferrell charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dave Ferrell the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 16th match minute, Ampthill FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dave Ferrell to maneuver through the defense. Jailson Cearense took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 17th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nial Botham. Ampthill FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 20th minute Antonio Ponta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nial Botham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the last second Sílvio Luiz Rodrigues throw himself and got hold of the ball when Jack Potts in the 26thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Murilo Sanches lost his temper 27 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 28 played minutes ATHLETICO PRaiano got a freekick which was hit by Murilo Sanches. Ampthill FC's Dave Ferrell shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 29th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Sílvio Luiz Rodrigues but with some difficulty. 35 minutes into the match, ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Sílvio Luiz Rodrigues had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jack Potts. An unexpectedly hard shot by Márcio Cardoso in the 36th minute of play forced Ampthill FC's goalkeeper Nial Botham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jailson Cearense in the 38th minute of play forced Ampthill FC's goalkeeper Nial Botham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Jailson Cearense sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nial Botham narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ampthill FC's goalkeeper Nial Botham, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jailson Cearense to make the kick off. The supporters of ATHLETICO PRaiano booed when Ampthill FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fitz Pickard didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nial Botham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvinho Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 60 minutes, Aron Skoglund mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ampthill FC and the ATHLETICO PRaiano players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of ATHLETICO PRaiano booed when Ampthill FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aron Skoglund didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Ampthill FC's Nial Botham got control of the ball when Jailson Cearense tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nial Botham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Ponta in the 66th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Antonio Ponta got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sílvio Luiz Rodrigues showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dave Ferrell in the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garry Aspinall in the 78th minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Sílvio Luiz Rodrigues to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th match minute, ATHLETICO PRaiano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Paulo Almeida to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Márcio Cardoso got a free kick in the 87th minute. Dave Ferrell took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 88th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sílvio Luiz Rodrigues. ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Nial Botham made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Antonio Ponta sent off a good shot on target. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ampthill FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while ATHLETICO PRaiano had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.