U23 World League

EL GRAN HULK STADIUM
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Francisco Sesma took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Stuart Greenfield notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Oliviero Vados. Oliviero Vados was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 5 minutes into the match, Leicester Foxes Academy's Stuart Greenfield sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Oliviero Vados narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stuart Greenfield in the 8th minute of play forced E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Oliviero Vados to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stuart Greenfield in the 11th minute of play forced E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Oliviero Vados to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Stuart Greenfield shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oliviero Vados saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jez Alcock in the 17th minute of play forced E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Oliviero Vados to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oliviero Vados showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Pennant, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Oliviero Vados showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stuart Greenfield in the 20th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jez Alcock in the 28th minute of play forced E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Oliviero Vados to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Dean Niven sped through E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Oliviero Vados. Oliviero Vados showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Pennant in the 36th minute of the match. Dean Niven hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Peter Pennant charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Peter Pennant the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th match minute, Leicester Foxes Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peter Pennant to maneuver through the defense. Oliviero Vados took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Pennant, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dean Niven in the 44th minute of play forced E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Oliviero Vados to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the match, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Jez Alcock came free, but Oliviero Vados reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when Stuart Greenfield made the kick off in the second half. If Jez Alcock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Oliviero Vados showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stuart Greenfield, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After 70 played minutes Leicester Foxes Academy got a freekick which was hit by Dean Niven. With a little luck, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Oliviero Vados got control of the ball when Peter Pennant tried to sneak it across the goal line. Leicester Foxes Academy's Peter Pennant got his second yellow card of the match in the 78th minute. The referee ordered Peter Pennant off the ground. In the 78th minute, Peter Pennant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stuart Greenfield got free with Oliviero Vados in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Oliviero Vados proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® from getting a goal against them. The Leicester Foxes Academy fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Leicester Foxes Academy's Julian Joachim looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Stuart Greenfield blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Oliviero Vados having to make a save. Oliviero Vados made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stuart Greenfield in the 95th minute of play. In the 95th match minute, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiago Solorzano to maneuver through the defense. The E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Leicester Foxes Academy were clearly better and deserved to take the win.