U18 League

Centrs Annenieki
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Patrick Dean got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Patrick Dean managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lord of the Wings's supporters rose to their feet, but Patrick Dean was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andrejs Sinders breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 8th minute Ojārs Skurulis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ron Fife saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roy Walters struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Andrejs Sinders didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lord of the Wings. Andrejs Sinders showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Dean in the 12th minute of the match. After 15 minutes, Ojārs Skurulis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SK Annenieki and the Lord of the Wings players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ojārs Skurulis hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Steven Gilbride charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Steven Gilbride the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 23rd match minute, Lord of the Wings was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Steven Gilbride to maneuver through the defense. 29 minutes into the match, SK Annenieki's Konstantīns Bojārs sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ron Fife narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tom Connolly hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Patrick Dean might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Andrejs Sinders. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Patrick Dean ran back to his position shaking his head. Lord of the Wings's Ron Fife played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markuss Reliņš in the 45th minute of play. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zigmunds Lasmans to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Zigmunds Lasmans was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SK Annenieki's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lord of the Wings the free kick. A collision led to SK Annenieki getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Zigmunds Lasmans hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the match, SK Annenieki's goal looked a bit too open when Patrick Dean came free, but Andrejs Sinders reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62ndth minute of the game Roy Walters who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SK Annenieki's Andrejs Sinders was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eduards Vectirāns kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Roy Walters recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 72 minutes into the game, Nikolajs Vorkals was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SK Annenieki's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lord of the Wings the free kick. The supporters of Lord of the Wings booed when SK Annenieki was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikolajs Vorkals didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kieran McGaw during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of SK Annenieki booed when Lord of the Wings was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kieran McGaw didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Konstantīns Bojārs came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the SK Annenieki 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 Konstantīns Bojārs couldn't finish the play. 85 minutes into the game, Colin Murphy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lord of the Wings's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SK Annenieki the free kick. After a defensive mix-up in SK Annenieki's zone, Patrick Dean stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andrejs Sinders came out of the goal and Patrick Dean tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.