U18 League

Dragon Lair
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Marty Schofield made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barnabas Rogge in the 4th minute of play forced Harchester United's goalkeeper Thomas Mitchell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute, Hayden Hickson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Barnabas Rogge struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Thomas Mitchell didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Academica Pulheim. Josh Wiltshire had several of the Academica Pulheim's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 10 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Alvo Kobe as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 19th minute, Marty Schofield reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alvo Kobe. The goal made the score 2-0. Alvo Kobe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kev Higgins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 26 minutes, Barnabas Rogge managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Academica Pulheim's supporters crossed their fingers, but Barnabas Rogge was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thomas Mitchell didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Karsten Oppmann went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Alvo Kobe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Les Cooke in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute Arnd Freye shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Mitchell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thilo Haupt made a great header on Academica Pulheim's corner, it was just that Harchester United's Thomas Mitchell managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Academica Pulheim booed when Harchester United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kev Higgins didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Barnabas Rogge came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Academica Pulheim fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Barnabas Rogge couldn't finish the play. Alvo Kobe came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Harchester United's Josh Wiltshire. But to his dismay, Josh Wiltshire quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Barnabas Rogge to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Marty Schofield's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alvo Kobe was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Gunther Daun struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Thomas Mitchell didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Academica Pulheim. After a rather tough play, Harchester United's Callum Pell got a free kick in the 58th minute. The supporters of Academica Pulheim booed when Harchester United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Les Cooke didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alvo Kobe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kev Higgins in the 65th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Harchester United's Jonathan Nightingale seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jonathan Nightingale the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Harchester United protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jonathan Nightingale had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 69th match minute, Harchester United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Nightingale to maneuver through the defense. Harchester United made a substitution. Alan Haseldine replaced Ricky Chalk. The supporters of Academica Pulheim booed when Harchester United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Nightingale didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71st minute, Dominik Zintl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Academica Pulheim made a substitution. Thomas von Puttkammer replaced Karsten Oppmann. Dominik Zintl hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After 78 minutes, Thilo Haupt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Academica Pulheim and the Harchester United players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Academica Pulheim getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Thilo Haupt hit a great ball. When Kev Higgins came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Harchester United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kev Higgins couldn't finish the play. When Gottlieb Hagedorn fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Academica Pulheim's protests and gave Gottlieb Hagedorn a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Harchester United booed when Academica Pulheim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gottlieb Hagedorn didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alvo Kobe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marty Schofield, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute, Marty Schofield ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alvo Kobe was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Academica Pulheim's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.