U21 League

Rushden Lakes
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) FC Karamba's Jaunius Petkevičius started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ollie Clark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eddi Ramkilde, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. A hard shot 5 in the game by Grant Cornish from a close distance when the talented Giannis Gounaris managed to make a qualified save. FC Karamba's players were relieved. 8 minutes into the game, Eddi Ramkilde cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ollie Clark was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ollie Clark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pau Cubarsí, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. After 16 minutes of play, FC Karamba's Eddi Ramkilde made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ollie Clark was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eddi Ramkilde in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ollie Clark saved TibaDons from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jaunius Petkevičius in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ollie Clark prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rick Postolan during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 23 played minutes TibaDons got a freekick which was hit by Rick Postolan. Eddi Ramkilde took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ollie Clark. Ollie Clark dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 27th minute Eddi Ramkilde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ollie Clark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the game, Callum Windsor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TibaDons's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Karamba the free kick. Ollie Clark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Merūnas Malevičius, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Robbie Denham hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Maksymilian Cisek took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ollie Clark. TibaDons's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, FC Karamba's Oskaras Matulaitis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ollie Clark made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. FC Karamba's Jaunius Petkevičius got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half FC Karamba were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Grant Cornish to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, TibaDons's Ollie Clark got control of the ball when Jaunius Petkevičius tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jaunius Petkevičius got the audience’s attention when, from a short distance, he fired away a great shot in the 51st minute of the game. The shot hit the left post and bounced out. Jaunius Petkevičius who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 51stth minute tested the skills of Ollie Clark when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a little luck, TibaDons's Ollie Clark got control of the ball when Jaunius Petkevičius tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 55th minute, Yiyo Blea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Karamba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Yiyo Blea recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 61st minute, FC Karamba's Eddi Ramkilde dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-8. After 66 played minutes FC Karamba got a freekick which was hit by Yiyo Blea. 67 minutes into the match, TibaDons's Luke Cooke sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Giannis Gounaris narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 69th minute, Jaunius Petkevičius ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ollie Clark was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-9. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaunius Petkevičius got free with Ollie Clark in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 76 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goalkeeper Ollie Clark had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jaunius Petkevičius. 77 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goal looked a bit too open when Eddi Ramkilde came free, but Ollie Clark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eddi Ramkilde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ollie Clark made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaunius Petkevičius in the 80th minute. Ollie Clark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yiyo Blea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th play minute Jaunius Petkevičius came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ollie Clark. 0-10. In the 89th minute, Jaunius Petkevičius left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Karamba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-11. TibaDons's Ollie Clark proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save TibaDons from getting a goal against them. The TibaDons fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC Karamba were clearly better and deserved to take the win.