U18 League

Dragon Lair
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marty Schofield started the match with the kick off. Valder Garmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Stu Phippard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Harchester United fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 5th minute. Penalty! Stu Phippard had in the 6thth minute some difficulties stopping Valder Garmann's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Niklas Borgels kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. A collision led to Harchester United getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Hayden Hickson hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Wilhelm Skytte managed to get in a good position for a shot. Seed Town West's supporters rose to their feet, but Wilhelm Skytte was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stu Phippard breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Lenni Grige had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Marty Schofield took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Chidozie Kenobi to make any attempt to save it. The crowd rose to their feet as Marty Schofield kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Chidozie Kenobi. That made the score 2-1 in the 30 minute of play. In the 33rd match minute, Harchester United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marty Schofield to maneuver through the defense. Chidozie Kenobi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kev Higgins in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Marty Schofield made a precise shot to the right of Chidozie Kenobi. Seed Town West's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valder Garmann made a kick off. Stu Phippard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sophus Nielsen in the 52nd minute of the match. Jonathan Nightingale kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Chidozie Kenobi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kev Higgins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Loyd Munroe's late challenge caught a Seed Town West's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Loyd Munroe helped the player get up and apologised. Wilhelm Skytte took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Stu Phippard. Harchester United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Chidozie Kenobi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kev Higgins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Harchester United made a substitution. Ricky Chalk replaced Loyd Munroe. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wilhelm Skytte during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 74th minute Marty Schofield shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chidozie Kenobi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chidozie Kenobi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marty Schofield's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Chidozie Kenobi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kev Higgins in the 85th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Sophus Nielsen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Stu Phippard. The goal made the score 3-2. A collision led to Harchester United getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Josh Wiltshire hit a great ball. Harchester United walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.