U18 League

Thames Park
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Thorsten Drehmann made the kick off which started today's match. Luigi Haintz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danny Avery in the 5th minute of play. In the 9th minute Danny Avery shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luigi Haintz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luigi Haintz was a little too slow when Danny Avery got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 14th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 17th minute, Thorsten Drehmann ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dane White was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After having played for 20 minutes, Claus Böcker managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. De Gulden Draak's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claus Böcker was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dylon Rundle could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Luigi Haintz made a huge save. In the 28th minute, Laurent Felski made a precise shot to the right of Dane White. Henley on Thames United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Dane White showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claus Böcker, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. With an all-out effort, Henley on Thames United's Luigi Haintz threw himself towards the right post 34 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gavin Chiverton, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thorsten Drehmann in the 36th minute of play forced Henley on Thames United's goalkeeper Dane White to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luigi Haintz was a little too slow when Kelvin Quinn got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 39th minute. The score was now 4-2. 43 minutes into the game, Herbert Wörmann was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. De Gulden Draak's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Henley on Thames United the free kick. After 43 played minutes De Gulden Draak got a freekick which was hit by Herbert Wörmann. De Gulden Draak's defense didn't have a chance, in the 44th minute, when Tod Summers scored to the left of an out of position Luigi Haintz, making the score, 5-2. Luigi Haintz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dylon Rundle in the 48th minute.

Nils Biege's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 56thth minute, Dane White skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Nils Biege had several of the Henley on Thames United's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 56 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 5-3 score and a disappointed Dane White as he didn't even see the shot coming. Dane White made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matthäus Pfaff in the 63rd minute of play. Nils Biege could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Dane White made a huge save. Dane White made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nils Biege in the 70th minute. The supporters of De Gulden Draak booed when Henley on Thames United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronny Dines didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 80 minutes of play, Henley on Thames United's Kelvin Quinn made it 6-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luigi Haintz was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 83rd match minute, De Gulden Draak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carsten Menzel to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes into the match, Henley on Thames United's Tod Summers broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kelvin Quinn in the 90th minute of play forced De Gulden Draak's goalkeeper Luigi Haintz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Henley on Thames United getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Orson Cambridge hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Thorsten Drehmann managed to get in a good position for a shot. De Gulden Draak's supporters rose to their feet, but Thorsten Drehmann was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dane White breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Henley on Thames United's Dane White proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Henley on Thames United from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Henley on Thames United had won after a very even match.