U18 World League

Wonderkids Arena
Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5694, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Larry Blackwell started the match with the kick off. 10 minutes into the match, Larry Blackwell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emil Nikoloski. Wonderkids's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Larry Blackwell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Filip Makedonski in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dominic Linkletter saved Leicester Foxes Academy from getting behind. Wonderkids's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Filip Makedonski in the 14th minute. Dominic Linkletter stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ljuben Kiprijanov's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. When Wonderkids's Ljuben Kiprijanov in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Leicester Foxes Academy's goalie prevented a goal. Kris Ainsworth blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emil Nikoloski having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Filip Makedonski during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Filip Makedonski kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Mihajlo Iljovski kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Emil Nikoloski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Larry Blackwell, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Emil Nikoloski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Larry Blackwell's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Larry Blackwell put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Emil Nikoloski. Gavril Sarev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Boban Vasilevski kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 46th minute Larry Blackwell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Nikoloski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Leicester Foxes Academy were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gavril Sarev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kris Ainsworth hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. When Zackary Summerfield fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leicester Foxes Academy's protests and gave Zackary Summerfield a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Wonderkids booed when Leicester Foxes Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zackary Summerfield didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Wonderkids getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Gavril Sarev hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Wonderkids's Marko Gigovski got a free kick in the 60th minute. Emil Nikoloski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zackary Summerfield in the 60th minute of the match. Emil Nikoloski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Larry Blackwell's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. The supporters of Leicester Foxes Academy booed when Wonderkids was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boban Vasilevski didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 68 minutes, Rodd Newlyn managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Leicester Foxes Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodd Newlyn was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leicester Foxes Academy's Zackary Summerfield pulled a muscle in his back after 69 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samir Manojlovski during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Leicester Foxes Academy booed when Wonderkids was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samir Manojlovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Filip Makedonski was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 74 minutes had been played. Filip Makedonski hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Wonderkids's Slave Smilevski was substituted for Gavril Sarev. The supporters of Leicester Foxes Academy booed when Wonderkids was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filip Makedonski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Samir Manojlovski hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Emil Nikoloski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Larry Blackwell in the 79th minute of play. Chris Crossley's late challenge caught a Wonderkids's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chris Crossley helped the player get up and apologised. After 81 played minutes Leicester Foxes Academy got a freekick which was hit by Chris Crossley. In the 83rd minute, Leicester Foxes Academy's Larry Blackwell dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Larry Blackwell managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leicester Foxes Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Larry Blackwell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emil Nikoloski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Leicester Foxes Academy played a much better game than Wonderkids and deserved their victory. The Wonderkids players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.