U18 League

Stamford Bridge
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tristram Boyce made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Karsten Zakariassen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tristram Boyce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Ludvig Hilstad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sven Grønås lost his temper 13 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Sven Grønås kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Real Chelsea's Will Sawbridge tried to score from far away in the 15th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 18 minutes into the match, Jarle Iqbal notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Real Chelsea's John Paul Basham. John Paul Basham was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 25th minute, Asmund Rønne hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Curtis Watson in the 28th minute of play forced Gædd FK's goalkeeper Ludvig Hilstad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute Curtis Watson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludvig Hilstad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th match minute, Gædd FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henrik Lillemo to maneuver through the defense. Real Chelsea's John Paul Basham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Preben Bjerga in the 37th minute of play. Morten Hurlen hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Preben Bjerga struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. John Paul Basham didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gædd FK.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Preben Bjerga stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Preben Bjerga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Paul Basham having to interfere. Real Chelsea's John Paul Basham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Preben Bjerga in the 54th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Gædd FK's goal looked a bit too open when Will Sawbridge came free, but Ludvig Hilstad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jarle Iqbal during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 60 played minutes Gædd FK got a freekick which was hit by Jarle Iqbal. Real Chelsea's John Paul Basham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Preben Bjerga in the 67th minute of play. When Henrik Lillemo fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gædd FK's protests and gave Henrik Lillemo a yellow card for diving instead. After 69 played minutes Gædd FK got a freekick which was hit by Henrik Lillemo. After 71 minutes of play, Real Chelsea's Tristram Boyce made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ludvig Hilstad was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Gædd FK defense, Curtis Watson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ludvig Hilstad. The Gædd FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ludvig Hilstad should have stopped the shot. In the 82nd minute, Preben Bjerga fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After a rather tough play, Real Chelsea's Ty Beavan got a free kick in the 83rd minute. 87 minutes into the game, Real Chelsea's Curtis Watson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ludvig Hilstad made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Will Sawbridge in the 94th minute of play forced Gædd FK's goalkeeper Ludvig Hilstad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute of the match Will Sawbridge sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ludvig Hilstad skillfully saved the ball.