U23 World League

Sleepy Hollow
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 140) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Peter Crouch took the kick off in the first half of the match. Luke Hollingsworth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niceto Poz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the game, Peter Crouch 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Crouch in the 14th 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. 16 minutes into the match, KяαdivÄch3 FC's goalkeeper Teofilo Pinto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benjamin Sykes. Benjamin Sykes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 16thth minute, Teofilo Pinto skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 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 Niceto Poz in the 18th minute of play. With an all-out effort, The Handsome Wizards UTD's Teofilo Pinto threw himself towards the right post 19 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Benjamin Sykes, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Isac Hurmuzache hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute, Peter Crouch made a precise shot to the right of Luke Hollingsworth. The Handsome Wizards UTD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Crouch in the 33rd 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. In the 35th minute, Peter Crouch left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KяαdivÄch3 FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After 40 minutes of play, KяαdivÄch3 FC's Peter Crouch made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luke Hollingsworth was left in no man's land by his defense there! 46 minutes into the match, Peter Crouch had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luke Hollingsworth. The Handsome Wizards UTD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Peter Crouch was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 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. When The Handsome Wizards UTD's Dominik Smith in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KяαdivÄch3 FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dominik Smith in the 54th minute of play forced KяαdivÄch3 FC's goalkeeper Teofilo Pinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Niceto Poz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Peter Crouch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Teofilo Pinto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Sykes in the 62nd minute of the match. KяαdivÄch3 FC's Teofilo Pinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dominik Smith in the 65th minute of play. 70 minutes into the game, Niceto Poz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Luke Hollingsworth was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 74th minute, Nathanial Weeks sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and KяαdivÄch3 FC's Teofilo Pinto didn't even have to move. KяαdivÄch3 FC's Teofilo Pinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dominik Smith in the 75th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Peter Crouch kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Luke Hollingsworth. That made the score 0-7 in the 77 minute of play. 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 Tiburcio Oliveiro in the 82nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Peter Crouch took a quick shot and it went in 0-8 without a chance for Luke Hollingsworth to make any attempt to save it. Peter Crouch received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luke Hollingsworth came out and tried to block the shot, but Peter Crouch slotted it home off the left post making it 0-9 in the 95th minute. The KяαdivÄch3 FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.