U18 League

The Betsy Stadium
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jon Webster got the match started through his kick off. Blair Buckle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agatas Lavickas in the 4th minute of play. Alius Zabulis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Blair Buckle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgilijus Maziliauskas in the 9th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Harsh Gods's Adas Abakevičius got a free kick in the 10th minute. A collision led to Staffordshire Terrier FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Babe Spencer hit a great ball. In the 15th minute of the match Aivaras Dalbokas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Blair Buckle showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Vygandas Steponavičius hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Agatas Lavickas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Agatas Lavickas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sammy Button charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sammy Button the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 41st minute, Sammy Button hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Agatas Lavickas in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Blair Buckle prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Alius Zabulis came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Harsh Gods 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 Alius Zabulis couldn't finish the play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Agatas Lavickas to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Staffordshire Terrier FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Rich Clough hit a great ball. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Blair Buckle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dangiras Pakštys in the 54th minute of play. In the 61st minute Dangiras Pakštys shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blair Buckle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agatas Lavickas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Blair Buckle made a huge save. After 65 minutes of play, Harsh Gods's Virgilijus Maziliauskas made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Blair Buckle was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 69 minutes, Alius Zabulis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Harsh Gods's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alius Zabulis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Agatas Lavickas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Blair Buckle made a huge save. Blair Buckle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dangiras Pakštys, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Blair Buckle proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Staffordshire Terrier FC from getting a goal against them. After 79 played minutes Staffordshire Terrier FC got a freekick which was hit by Rich Clough. Alius Zabulis kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Henrikas Damkus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jon Webster in the 83rd minute of the match. Agatas Lavickas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Blair Buckle made a huge save. Dangiras Pakštys received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Blair Buckle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Harsh Gods's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.