U18 League

Fools Garden
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Klāvs Kadis made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 2nd match minute, GAUJA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ojārs Markūns to maneuver through the defense. Ardis Pavtovics hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Eoghan Barrett sped through GAUJA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Konrāds Svabinskis. In the 12th minute Ojārs Markūns shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Healey Harkin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ojārs Markūns received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Healey Harkin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 1948 MKS's Bowie Scully got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Becc McBrandon took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Konrāds Svabinskis. Konrāds Svabinskis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Klāvs Kadis hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. The 1948 MKS fans' excitement grew in the 24th match minute when 1948 MKS's Eoghan Barrett looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 28 minutes, Bowie Scully managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 1948 MKS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bowie Scully was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 30 minutes into the match, Bowie Scully had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Konrāds Svabinskis. GAUJA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bowie Scully was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Bowie Scully fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Konrāds Svabinskis having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eoghan Barrett in the 34th minute of play forced GAUJA's goalkeeper Konrāds Svabinskis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Konrāds Svabinskis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eoghan Barrett went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. GAUJA's Konrāds Svabinskis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eoghan Barrett in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bowie Scully in the 42nd 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, GAUJA's Klāvs Kadis got a free kick in the 47th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eoghan Barrett made a kick off. In the 56th minute, Klāvs Kadis 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. Konrāds Svabinskis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eoghan Barrett, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Eoghan Barrett kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Konrāds Svabinskis. That made the score 0-7 in the 63 minute of play. Konrāds Svabinskis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Becc McBrandon in the 67th minute of the match. Uvis Evjānis kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 69th minute of the match Bowie Scully shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Konrāds Svabinskis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Staņislavs Cielēns fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GAUJA's protests and gave Staņislavs Cielēns a yellow card for diving instead. Staņislavs Cielēns kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. When 1948 MKS's Eoghan Barrett in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GAUJA's goalie prevented a goal. After 73 minutes, Bowie Scully mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 1948 MKS and the GAUJA players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bowie Scully hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Konrāds Svabinskis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eoghan Barrett showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 78 minute of play. Konrāds Svabinskis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrick McPhil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to GAUJA getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Ardis Pavtovics hit a great ball. Ojārs Markūns's late challenge caught a 1948 MKS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ojārs Markūns helped the player get up and apologised. In the 91st match minute, GAUJA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ojārs Markūns to maneuver through the defense. Konrāds Svabinskis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Becc McBrandon, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute.