U23 World League

Ampthill Park
Spectators: 7825 (Terracing: 5870, Seating: 1799, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gez Little got the match started through his kick off. Nestor Kelemen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kain Havertz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Zack Alderson could shoot a difficult shot in the 9th minute, which Nestor Kelemen however easily saved by the left post. With his leg Nestor Kelemen managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when Ampthill FC's Zack Alderson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Diagur in the 13th minute of play forced Ampthill FC's goalkeeper Nial Botham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nestor Kelemen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zack Alderson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Daniel Diagur's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nial Botham was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Nestor Kelemen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kain Havertz in the 19th minute of the match. In the 25th minute Daniel Diagur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nial Botham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ampthill FC's Nial Botham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Diagur in the 27th minute of play. A collision led to Espirillo FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Dorel Amarandei hit a great ball. After 30 played minutes Ampthill FC got a freekick which was hit by Nicolau Madruga. Nial Botham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rene Mendez, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rene Mendez in the 33rd minute of play forced Ampthill FC's goalkeeper Nial Botham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nestor Kelemen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kain Havertz in the 35th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Espirillo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kain Havertz came free, but Nestor Kelemen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Ampthill FC booed when Espirillo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celedonio Hernando didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jack Potts in the 42nd minute of play forced Espirillo FC's goalkeeper Nestor Kelemen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Espirillo FC's Nestor Kelemen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gez Little in the 45th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gez Little in the 45th minute of play forced Espirillo FC's goalkeeper Nestor Kelemen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Ampthill FC booed when Espirillo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Diagur didn't get a good kick on the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Paul McGrath hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Espirillo FC's Nestor Kelemen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jack Potts in the 53rd minute of play. Nestor Kelemen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kain Havertz in the 57th minute of the match. In the 58th minute Kain Havertz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Kelemen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th match minute, Ampthill FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zack Alderson to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kain Havertz in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nestor Kelemen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 70 minutes, Kain Havertz made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Espirillo FC's Nestor Kelemen tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Espirillo FC defense, Gez Little kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nestor Kelemen. The Espirillo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nestor Kelemen should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jack Potts in the 83rd minute of play forced Espirillo FC's goalkeeper Nestor Kelemen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nial Botham made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dorel Amarandei in the 87th minute. In the 88th match minute, Ampthill FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolau Madruga to maneuver through the defense. Espirillo FC's Nestor Kelemen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zack Alderson in the 91st minute of play. In the 94th minute Rene Mendez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nial Botham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, Ampthill FC's goalkeeper Nial Botham had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Diagur. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ampthill FC had played much better football throughout.