U18 League

AEK ARENA
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Martin Hansen made the kick off which started today's match. Odd-Eirik Hasle hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After 12 played minutes Club Atlético de Newell got a freekick which was hit by Brendon Swanson. Barrie Lester kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Club Atlético de Newell's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Hansen came free, but Matthew Edwards reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to AEK FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Tor-Andre Halleland hit a great ball. When Spike Lambley came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Club Atlético de Newell 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 Spike Lambley couldn't finish the play. In the 31st minute, Seb Newman made a precise shot to the right of Ole Lorentzen. AEK FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 37 minutes in the game, Chris Bjørsvik fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Matthew Edwards having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Åge Undheim notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Club Atlético de Newell's Matthew Edwards. Matthew Edwards was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Martin Hansen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matthew Edwards having to interfere. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jerome Groom to make the kick off. A collision led to Club Atlético de Newell getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Philip Bakewell hit a great ball. Martin Hansen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Sturle Ottersen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 55 minutes of play, AEK FC's Chris Bjørsvik made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matthew Edwards was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ole Lorentzen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seb Newman in the 59th minute of the match. Matthew Edwards made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Hansen in the 65th minute of play. Jay Holmes charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jay Holmes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ole Lorentzen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Seb Newman in the 71st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Club Atlético de Newell's zone, Sturle Ottersen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matthew Edwards came out of the goal and Sturle Ottersen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Chris Bjørsvik took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Matthew Edwards. Matthew Edwards dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Matthew Edwards showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Hansen, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. There was no doubt that AEK FC were the better team. AEK FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.