U18 League

Rushden Lakes
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Kristian Amdal made the kick off and thus started the match. Ollie Clark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hauk Horne in the 3rd minute of play. After taking down the ball on Cheeky Nuts United's corner Hauk Horne fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ollie Clark quite easily take care of the ball. If Frode Fedje had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. TibaDons's Ollie Clark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristian Amdal in the 13th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Kristian Amdal made a precise shot to the right of Ollie Clark. TibaDons's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 18thth minute of the game Kristian Amdal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TibaDons's Ollie Clark was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind TibaDons's goalkeeper Ollie Clark, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 21 played minutes TibaDons got a freekick which was hit by Grant Cornish. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kristian Amdal in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ollie Clark saved TibaDons from getting behind. In the 28th minute, Hauk Horne hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, TibaDons's Eric Butt got a free kick in the 32nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Callum Windsor during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 34 played minutes TibaDons got a freekick which was hit by Callum Windsor. Ollie Clark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kristian Amdal in the 36th minute of the match. Gabriel Mogstad made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Grant Cornish sent off a good shot on target. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Grant Cornish stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute Christian Edvartsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ollie Clark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Torkel Svendsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kristian Amdal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 70th minute, TibaDons's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Hauk Horne fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 73 minutes, Kjartan Nyhagen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cheeky Nuts United and the TibaDons players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 73rd match minute, Cheeky Nuts United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kjartan Nyhagen to maneuver through the defense. Ragnar Hagberg kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Luke Cooke, 75 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Gabriel Mogstad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grant Cornish, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of TibaDons booed when Cheeky Nuts United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kristian Amdal didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Cheeky Nuts United's Kristian Amdal slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ollie Clark. That made the score 0-2 after 84 minutes of play. With an all-out effort, Cheeky Nuts United's Ollie Clark threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kristian Amdal, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ollie Clark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torkel Svendsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kjartan Nyhagen hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Kristian Amdal was shown his second yellow card after 92 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of TibaDons booed when Cheeky Nuts United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kristian Amdal didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Cheeky Nuts United supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Cheeky Nuts United would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.