U18 League

Rushden Lakes
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Grant Cornish kicked off to start the match. Virginijus Žalpys received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Ollie Clark tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, FC COSA NOSTRA's goal looked a bit too open when Stu Blewett came free, but Gytis Vilimavičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ollie Clark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentas Vaišvila in the 8th minute of the match. After 13 played minutes FC COSA NOSTRA got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Girnius. In the 14th minute Stu Blewett shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gytis Vilimavičius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as TibaDons's Rick Postolan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gytis Vilimavičius. That made the score 1-0 after 18 minutes of play. Benjaminas Pankratjevas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ollie Clark having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goal looked a bit too open when Virginijus Žalpys came free, but Ollie Clark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to FC COSA NOSTRA getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Virginijus Žalpys hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grant Cornish in the 41st minute of play forced FC COSA NOSTRA's goalkeeper Gytis Vilimavičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 2-1 became the score in the 42nd minute when Virginijus Žalpys elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Gytis Vilimavičius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grant Cornish in the 46th minute of the match. Ollie Clark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virginijus Žalpys, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Virginijus Žalpys was the one to do the kick off. Ollie Clark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virginijus Žalpys in the 59th minute of the match. Ollie Clark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjaminas Pankratjevas in the 62nd minute of the match. Gytis Vilimavičius came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by TibaDons's Grant Cornish. But to his dismay, Grant Cornish quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Gytis Vilimavičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grant Cornish, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. When Jonas Girnius fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC COSA NOSTRA's protests and gave Jonas Girnius a yellow card for diving instead. After 69 played minutes FC COSA NOSTRA got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Girnius. 70 minutes into the match, FC COSA NOSTRA's goal looked a bit too open when Austen Bull came free, but Gytis Vilimavičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ollie Clark made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Jonas Mališauskas sent off a good shot on target. Reggie Shephard kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. A hard shot by Deividas Tarailis from long distance, 74 minutes into the match, got Ollie Clark's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Ollie Clark made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonas Mališauskas in the 76th minute. Gytis Vilimavičius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rick Postolan in the 78th minute of the match. Valentas Vaišvila received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Ollie Clark tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th minute Grant Cornish shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gytis Vilimavičius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonas Mališauskas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Ollie Clark made a huge save. 90 minutes into the match, FC COSA NOSTRA's goal looked a bit too open when Grant Cornish came free, but Gytis Vilimavičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robbie Denham kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. 94 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goal looked a bit too open when Virginijus Žalpys came free, but Ollie Clark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute, FC COSA NOSTRA's Deividas Tarailis seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Deividas Tarailis the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC COSA NOSTRA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Deividas Tarailis had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to FC COSA NOSTRA getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Deividas Tarailis hit a great ball. 97 minutes into the match, TibaDons's Luke Cooke sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gytis Vilimavičius narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the referee ended the match the TibaDons players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.