U23 World League

Lost Limbs Arena
Spectators: 7736 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abraham Laing kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bennvar Ben in the 14th minute of play forced Amputees FC's goalkeeper Neville Peach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute Edwin McNamara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Neville Peach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Philip McNamara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abraham Laing, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After 24 minutes Amputees FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edwin McNamara who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Wyoming Cowboys's corner Edwin McNamara fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Neville Peach quite easily take care of the ball. When Aaron Bonham fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Amputees FC's protests and gave Aaron Bonham a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Wyoming Cowboys booed when Amputees FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aaron Bonham didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Wyoming Cowboys's Sven Billock got a free kick in the 29th minute. The audience was convinced that Abraham Laing's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Philip McNamara was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Wyoming Cowboys's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Howie Withy was slow to take the kick. During this time Amputees FC's players had a chance to rest. Eden Heberle kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Philip McNamara didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dagan Eicke went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Edwin McNamara made the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the game, Braedan Merz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Amputees FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wyoming Cowboys the free kick. In the 50th match minute, Amputees FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Braedan Merz to maneuver through the defense. After 51 played minutes Wyoming Cowboys got a freekick which was hit by Sven Billock. Edwin McNamara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Amputees FC's Neville Peach got control of the ball when Edwin McNamara tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eden Heberle in the 59th minute of play forced Wyoming Cowboys's goalkeeper Philip McNamara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Philip McNamara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abraham Laing's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Eden Heberle advanced and headed the ball into goal, 3-0 in the 63rd minute. Philip McNamara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dagan Eicke in the 72nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven Billock in the 78th minute of play forced Amputees FC's goalkeeper Neville Peach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Sven Billock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Neville Peach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Amputees FC defense, Edwin McNamara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Neville Peach. The Amputees FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Neville Peach should have stopped the shot. Amputees FC's Neville Peach proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Amputees FC from getting a goal against them. 88 minutes into the match, Wyoming Cowboys's goal looked a bit too open when Ed Mckinley came free, but Philip McNamara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 93 minutes, Neville Peach successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 95 minutes, Eskil Larsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Wyoming Cowboys and the Amputees FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eskil Larsson kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match.