U23 World League

Newmarket Fly Bird
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gilles Russell took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Jan Larsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Clifton Slaughter was relentless in the 2nd minute of the game. Fly T.T's Clifton Slaughter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ian Ahlbom in the 4th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Fly T.T's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Larsson came free, but Clifton Slaughter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 8 minutes of play, FF Små Gröna Män's Jan Larsson made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Clifton Slaughter was left in no man's land by his defense there! Clifton Slaughter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig Käller, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rolf Gabrielsson hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Clifton Slaughter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Larsson in the 21st minute of the match. Clifton Slaughter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Larsson in the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Majman in the 25th minute of play forced Fly T.T's goalkeeper Clifton Slaughter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clifton Slaughter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ian Ahlbom in the 27th minute of the match. In the 34th match minute, Fly T.T was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Léonard Keys to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute Kurt Majman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clifton Slaughter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Ian Ahlbom had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Clifton Slaughter. Fly T.T's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ian Ahlbom was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. When FF Små Gröna Män's Kurt Majman in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fly T.T's goalie prevented a goal. In the 44th minute Ian Ahlbom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clifton Slaughter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Clifton Slaughter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ian Ahlbom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Clifton Slaughter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurt Majman in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jan Larsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Clifton Slaughter made a fantastic save in the 50th minute, when Kurt Majman sent off a good shot on target. After 52 played minutes Fly T.T got a freekick which was hit by Gilles Russell. With a little luck, Fly T.T's Clifton Slaughter got control of the ball when Kurt Majman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Clifton Slaughter made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kurt Majman in the 57th minute. The supporters of FF Små Gröna Män booed when Fly T.T was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francis Crowder didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as FF Små Gröna Män's Kurt Majman slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Clifton Slaughter. That made the score 0-4 after 68 minutes of play. In the 72nd minute of the match, Jan Larsson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Clifton Slaughter saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 73 minutes into the match, Fly T.T's goal looked a bit too open when Ian Ahlbom came free, but Clifton Slaughter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Clifton Slaughter made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Kurt Majman sent off a good shot on target. Fly T.T's Clifton Slaughter proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Fly T.T from getting a goal against them. Clifton Slaughter made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Ian Ahlbom sent off a good shot on target. Clifton Slaughter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ian Ahlbom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 81 played minutes Fly T.T got a freekick which was hit by Léonard Keys. In the 82nd minute Jan Larsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clifton Slaughter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Clifton Slaughter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Larsson in the 82nd minute of the match. 84 minutes into the game, one of Fly T.T:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Stig Käller placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! After 90 played minutes FF Små Gröna Män got a freekick which was hit by Jan Larsson. Clifton Slaughter made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kurt Majman in the 91st minute. In the 94th match minute, Fly T.T was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Léonard Keys to maneuver through the defense. Clifton Slaughter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Larsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kurt Majman came free with the goalkeeper in the 97th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Clifton Slaughter could save by the left post.