U18 League

Fools Garden
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Klāvs Kadis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A hard shot 5 in the game by Ojārs Markūns from a close distance when the talented Pierce Dwyer managed to make a qualified save. T H F C's players were relieved. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Trev Douglas during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 5th match minute, T H F C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trev Douglas to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute Klāvs Kadis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pierce Dwyer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Konrāds Svabinskis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rhys Tanner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute Rhys Tanner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konrāds Svabinskis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Rhys Tanner came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the T H F C 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 Rhys Tanner couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trev Douglas in the 20th minute of play forced GAUJA's goalkeeper Konrāds Svabinskis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, T H F C's Philip Delaney got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Konrāds Svabinskis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rhys Tanner in the 27th minute of the match. A collision led to GAUJA getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Aksels Brūniņš hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute, Timothy Bostock hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pierce Dwyer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klāvs Kadis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. GAUJA's Konrāds Svabinskis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaac Robson in the 42nd minute of play. Ojārs Markūns charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ojārs Markūns the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of T H F C booed when GAUJA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ojārs Markūns didn't get a good kick on the ball. Timothy Bostock kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Pierce Dwyer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klāvs Kadis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rhys Tanner was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Timothy Bostock's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Konrāds Svabinskis was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. After 58 minutes of play, GAUJA's Ojārs Markūns made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pierce Dwyer was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 64 played minutes GAUJA got a freekick which was hit by Aldonis Dizenbergs. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind T H F C's goalkeeper Pierce Dwyer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to T H F C getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Alex Aiston hit a great ball. Gints Strelkovs-Mazila took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pierce Dwyer. T H F C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Pierce Dwyer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klāvs Kadis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Konrāds Svabinskis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trev Douglas in the 75th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, T H F C's goal looked a bit too open when Ojārs Markūns came free, but Pierce Dwyer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Konrāds Svabinskis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Isaac Robson in the 79th minute. Rhys Tanner received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Konrāds Svabinskis came out and tried to block the shot, but Rhys Tanner slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 81st minute. Konrāds Svabinskis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Isaac Robson in the 83rd minute. Timothy Bostock fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Konrāds Svabinskis having to interfere. In the 91st minute, Rhys Tanner ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Konrāds Svabinskis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. If Rhys Tanner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.