U18 League

Slaughtergate
Spectators: 207 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jay Mullen made the kick off which started today's match. Absoliut's Karolis Badauskas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dane Oldham in the 3rd minute of play. When Skirmantas Skrebys fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Absoliut's protests and gave Skirmantas Skrebys a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Absoliut getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Skirmantas Skrebys hit a great ball. Dane Oldham hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 8 minutes into the match, Egg Chasers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Modestas Merkelis came free, but Ricky Rowe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Absoliut's goalkeeper Karolis Badauskas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jay Mullen. Karolis Badauskas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jay Mullen in the 12th minute. Patrick Toovey received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Karolis Badauskas came out and tried to block the shot, but Patrick Toovey slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 14th minute. Skirmantas Skrebys hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the match, Absoliut's goalkeeper Karolis Badauskas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dane Oldham. Dave Linkletter kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 45th minute Modestas Merkelis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricky Rowe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karolis Badauskas made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Dane Oldham sent off a good shot on target.

The wind increased when Modestas Merkelis made the kick off in the second half. Karolis Badauskas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dane Oldham in the 52nd minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Sebastian Selby got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Karolis Badauskas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 56th match minute, Absoliut was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artūras Miežys to maneuver through the defense. Jay Mullen took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Karolis Badauskas. Karolis Badauskas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dane Oldham in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Karolis Badauskas saved Absoliut from getting behind. 62 minutes into the game, Egg Chasers FC's Jay Mullen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Karolis Badauskas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. 65 minutes into the match, Absoliut's goal looked a bit too open when Jay Mullen came free, but Karolis Badauskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonny Walters hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Absoliut's Artūras Miežys shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 68th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ricky Rowe but with some difficulty. In the 70thth minute of the game Jay Mullen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Absoliut's Karolis Badauskas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 71 minutes into the game, Egg Chasers FC's Dane Oldham nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Karolis Badauskas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Marius Zybartas hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 82nd match minute, Absoliut was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Skirmantas Skrebys to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute, Jay Mullen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Egg Chasers FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Karolis Badauskas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Byron Radcliffe in the 88th minute of the match. After 89 minutes Absoliut's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sebastian Selby who took care of the corner kick. The supporters of Egg Chasers FC booed when Absoliut was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marius Zybartas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute, Sebastian Selby 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. Absoliut's Karolis Badauskas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dane Oldham in the 95th minute of play.