U18 League

Urban Complex Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Thorsten Drehmann got the match started through his kick off. Luigi Haintz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ash Purkiss in the 2nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Mordham FC's Kyle Gardener slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Luigi Haintz. That made the score 1-0 after 3 minutes of play. After having played for 14 minutes, Louis Ronson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mordham FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Louis Ronson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kyle Gardener hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Nils Biege fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Waller having to interfere. Luigi Haintz made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Alistair Chamberlain sent off a good shot on target. Luigi Haintz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Gardener in the 29th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alistair Chamberlain got free with Luigi Haintz in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 44 minutes, Claus Böcker mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the De Gulden Draak and the Mordham FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 44th minute of the game. One of De Gulden Draak:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mordham FC:s goal. Luigi Haintz had in the 45thth minute some difficulties stopping Kyle Gardener's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball Luigi Haintz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kyle Gardener showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 45 minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kyle Gardener was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of De Gulden Draak booed when Mordham FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Steel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 55 minutes, Nils Biege managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. De Gulden Draak's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nils Biege was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Karl Button's late challenge caught a De Gulden Draak's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Karl Button helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of De Gulden Draak booed when Mordham FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl Button didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mordham FC's Jonathan Waller proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Mordham FC from getting a goal against them. Jonathan Waller showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thorsten Drehmann in the 59th minute of the match. Luigi Haintz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Gardener in the 63rd minute of play. Mordham FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kyle Gardener in the 64th minute. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Alistair Chamberlain got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 4-0. 64 minutes into the match. Luigi Haintz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Gardener in the 69th minute of play. Thorsten Drehmann charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thorsten Drehmann the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 73 played minutes De Gulden Draak got a freekick which was hit by Thorsten Drehmann. In the 82nd minute Kyle Gardener 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nils Biege got free with Jonathan Waller in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Dave Jennings fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mordham FC's protests and gave Dave Jennings a yellow card for diving instead. Dave Jennings kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. The supporters of De Gulden Draak booed when Mordham FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sacha Roberts didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd match minute, De Gulden Draak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carsten Menzel to maneuver through the defense. Luigi Haintz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ash Purkiss, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th minute Alistair Chamberlain 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. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Mordham FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while De Gulden Draak had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.