U18 League

Palookaville
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Tottenham Hotspur FC's Antonín Tomšík started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Floris Stühling charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Floris Stühling the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Tottenham Hotspur FC booed when Seagulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roger Popken didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Tottenham Hotspur FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wilco Owusu Abeyie came free, but Ivan Zapletal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 8 played minutes Seagulls got a freekick which was hit by Martin Andriessen. After 10 minutes of play, Tottenham Hotspur FC's Vladimír Vosátka made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jan-Joost Smeekes was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Seagulls's Jan Harmens got a free kick in the 13th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Seagulls's goal looked a bit too open when Antonín Tomšík came free, but Jan-Joost Smeekes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kurt Schröer received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ivan Zapletal came out and tried to block the shot, but Kurt Schröer slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 16th minute. In the 21st minute, Wilco Owusu Abeyie reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ivan Zapletal. The goal made the score 2-1. In the 24th minute, Roger Popken ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivan Zapletal was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Ivan Zapletal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roger Popken went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. After 32 played minutes Roger Popken rounded Tottenham Hotspur FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 5-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 6-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wilco Owusu Abeyie to strike the kick off in the second half. Stanislav Šafr was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 53 minutes into the match. In the 52nd minute, one of Tottenham Hotspur FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Tottenham Hotspur FC. Ivan Zapletal had in the 54thth minute some difficulties stopping Carsten Klaasens's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Wilco Owusu Abeyie took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ivan Zapletal. Ivan Zapletal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-1. Ivan Zapletal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kurt Schröer went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-1 was the resulting score. Ivan Zapletal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Schröer, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Petr Krejčík recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 69 minutes into the match, Tottenham Hotspur FC's goal looked a bit too open when Roger Popken came free, but Ivan Zapletal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Josef Hartman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Petr Krejčík managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tottenham Hotspur FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Petr Krejčík was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jan-Joost Smeekes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Seagulls getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Jan Harmens hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Tottenham Hotspur FC's zone, Carsten Klaasens stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Zapletal came out of the goal and Carsten Klaasens tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tottenham Hotspur FC's Ivan Zapletal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilco Owusu Abeyie in the 84th minute of play. After 85 played minutes Tottenham Hotspur FC got a freekick which was hit by Václav Čekal. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Wilco Owusu Abeyie managed to get in a good position for a shot. Seagulls's supporters rose to their feet, but Wilco Owusu Abeyie was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivan Zapletal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ivan Zapletal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilco Owusu Abeyie, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Seagulls's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.