U18 World League

The Clapham Oval
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tod Newell took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Clapham Rovers's Marty Child got a free kick in the 6th minute. When Tonin Hasa came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Eagle FC 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 Tonin Hasa couldn't finish the play. Conan Worth didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tonin Hasa went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Tonin Hasa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Conan Worth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Nikolin Sukaj managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eagle FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nikolin Sukaj was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Conan Worth breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Eagle FC's Llesh Kapllani got a free kick in the 16th minute. After 17 played minutes Eagle FC got a freekick which was hit by Armando Lala. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tonin Hasa in the 24th minute of play forced Clapham Rovers's goalkeeper Conan Worth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Clapham Rovers's Tod Newell got a free kick in the 27th minute. Conan Worth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikolin Sukaj, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Marty Child's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lilo Gjondeda read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. Clapham Rovers's Conan Worth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tonin Hasa in the 36th minute of play. If Marty Child had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Eagle FC booed when Clapham Rovers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tod Newell didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eagle FC's Lilo Gjondeda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marty Child in the 45th minute of play. A collision led to Eagle FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Ajaz Bushi hit a great ball. 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.

After having played for 53 minutes, Nikolin Sukaj managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eagle FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikolin Sukaj was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Glenn Osmond sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Tod Newell came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Clapham Rovers 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 Tod Newell couldn't finish the play. Lilo Gjondeda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tod Newell in the 63rd minute of play. Nikolin Sukaj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Conan Worth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 71 minutes, Tonin Hasa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eagle FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tonin Hasa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tod Newell kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Eagle FC's Conan Worth threw himself towards the right post 75 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tonin Hasa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 77th minute of the game, Marty Child landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. After 77 minutes, Zekman Tole mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eagle FC and the Clapham Rovers players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Glenn Osmond had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Conan Worth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tonin Hasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Tonin Hasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Eagle FC booed when Clapham Rovers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sammy Pilgrim didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Llesh Kapllani during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Llesh Kapllani hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Stephen Hedges charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stephen Hedges the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 91 played minutes Clapham Rovers got a freekick which was hit by Stephen Hedges. When Stephen Hedges was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 93 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Clapham Rovers's Stephen Hedges got a free kick in the 94th minute. The Eagle 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.