U23 World League

Rushden Lakes
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Rick Postolan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walmyr Pinho having to interfere. Grant Cornish kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 9th minute Orlando Bertassi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ollie Clark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute of the match MALAIA FDFDF got a corner. TibaDons's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Adelino Freitas ran over to the corner to take the kick. 12 minutes into the game, Adelino Freitas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MALAIA FDFDF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TibaDons the free kick. In the 12th minute, Adelino Freitas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 18 minutes into the match, Emerson da Fonseca notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of TibaDons's Ollie Clark. Ollie Clark was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 21 minutes of play, MALAIA FDFDF's José Maria Rosa made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ollie Clark was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 25 played minutes TibaDons got a freekick which was hit by Robbie Denham. After 29 minutes of play, MALAIA FDFDF's José Maria Rosa made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ollie Clark was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 33rd minute José Maria Rosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ollie Clark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ollie Clark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Maria Rosa in the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Emerson da Fonseca made a precise shot to the right of Ollie Clark. TibaDons's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 47th minute, Orlando Bertassi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Reggie Shephard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Walmyr Pinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, MALAIA FDFDF's José Maria Rosa got a free kick in the 59th minute. A collision led to MALAIA FDFDF getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Emerson da Fonseca hit a great ball. Emerson da Fonseca charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emerson da Fonseca the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to MALAIA FDFDF getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Emerson da Fonseca hit a great ball. Adelino Freitas hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Luke Cooke took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 66th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Walmyr Pinho. MALAIA FDFDF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Rick Postolan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 75 minutes into the match, TibaDons's Rick Postolan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Walmyr Pinho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nico Veloso charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nico Veloso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nico Veloso hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Ollie Clark was a little too slow when José Maria Rosa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 0-7. Ollie Clark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Bertassi in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute Orlando Bertassi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ollie Clark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ollie Clark made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when José Maria Rosa sent off a good shot on target. Ollie Clark made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emerson da Fonseca in the 97th minute.