U21 World League

Sleepy Hollow
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 140) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Liviu Buda kicked off to start the match. The Handsome Wizards UTD's Luke Hollingsworth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mugur Milcu in the 3rd minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, Mugur Milcu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Luke Hollingsworth was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. TAXI-MM-'s Fabian Hudiță proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save TAXI-MM- from getting a goal against them. After 15 played minutes The Handsome Wizards UTD got a freekick which was hit by Grant Mason. The supporters of The Handsome Wizards UTD booed when TAXI-MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filip Zdrenţu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luke Hollingsworth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liviu Buda, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 29th minute TAXI-MM- were awarded a corner. Filip Zdrenţu went to the cornerflag to take it. TAXI-MM-'s Filip Zdrenţu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Luke Hollingsworth in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to The Handsome Wizards UTD getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Grant Mason hit a great ball. The supporters of The Handsome Wizards UTD booed when TAXI-MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leontin Lupeanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benjamin Sykes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nae Neguțu kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. After having played for 43 minutes, Grant Mason managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Handsome Wizards UTD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Grant Mason was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mugur Milcu took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luke Hollingsworth. Luke Hollingsworth dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Benjamin Sykes was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Benjamin Sykes managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Handsome Wizards UTD's supporters rose to their feet, but Benjamin Sykes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabian Hudiță breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Handsome Wizards UTD's Luke Hollingsworth proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save The Handsome Wizards UTD from getting a goal against them. TAXI-MM-'s Matei Chelbea got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Grant Mason kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liviu Buda in the 61st minute of play forced The Handsome Wizards UTD's goalkeeper Luke Hollingsworth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the match, Benjamin Sykes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabian Hudiță. TAXI-MM-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benjamin Sykes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After some careless play in the The Handsome Wizards UTD defense, Nae Neguțu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luke Hollingsworth. The The Handsome Wizards UTD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luke Hollingsworth should have stopped the shot. If Connor Bridge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabian Hudiță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Connor Bridge in the 84th minute of the match. In the 86th minute of the match, Nae Neguțu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Luke Hollingsworth was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With an all-out effort, TAXI-MM-'s Luke Hollingsworth threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Corneliu Chirea, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 89th minute, Filip Zdrenţu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ash Crowther came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the The Handsome Wizards UTD fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ash Crowther couldn't finish the play. Luke Hollingsworth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liviu Buda, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The The Handsome Wizards UTD supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching TAXI-MM-'s performance. The match ended with a win for TAXI-MM-.