U23 League

Ballodrum stadium
Spectators: 207 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) FC LIVERPOOL's Dennis Bergkamp 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. Tommy Thompson made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Lars Lax sent off a good shot on target. Ballkam Sportsklubb were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after FC LIVERPOOL's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Elvio Victoro took the corner. After some careless play in the Ballkam Sportsklubb defense, Karl-Oskar Wennerquist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Odin Saue. The Ballkam Sportsklubb fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Odin Saue should have stopped the shot. After 19 played minutes Ballkam Sportsklubb got a freekick which was hit by Lars Lax. Karl-Oskar Wennerquist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tommy Thompson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vincent Abubakar's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. FC LIVERPOOL's Karl-Oskar Wennerquist got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Odin Saue didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Karl-Oskar Wennerquist went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Ballkam Sportsklubb's Odin Saue played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Oskar Wennerquist in the 33rd minute of play. Odin Saue didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Karl-Oskar Wennerquist went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dennis Bergkamp in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Odin Saue prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vincent Abubakar in the 47th minute of play forced FC LIVERPOOL's goalkeeper Tommy Thompson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

FC LIVERPOOL's Aureliano Hunfredo was substituted for Robustiano Diaz. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vincent Abubakar to make the kick off. Ballkam Sportsklubb's Avram Teodorescu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ferdi Kadıoğlu, made in the 52nd minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as FC LIVERPOOL's Rio Dunn slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Odin Saue. That made the score 0-5 after 57 minutes of play. A collision led to FC LIVERPOOL getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Rio Dunn hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rio Dunn got free with Odin Saue in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rio Dunn's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Odin Saue read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. In the 75th minute, FC LIVERPOOL's Rio Dunn dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. Tommy Thompson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vincent Abubakar in the 79th minute of play. Ferdi Kadıoğlu's late challenge caught a Ballkam Sportsklubb's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferdi Kadıoğlu helped the player get up and apologised. Ferdi Kadıoğlu hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. The supporters of Ballkam Sportsklubb booed when FC LIVERPOOL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferdi Kadıoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vincent Abubakar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Thompson having to interfere. 89 minutes into the match, Ballkam Sportsklubb's goalkeeper Odin Saue had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rio Dunn. Milton Melgar got a throw-in 93 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Vincent Abubakar. After 94 played minutes FC LIVERPOOL got a freekick which was hit by Ceferino Brais. Tommy Thompson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vincent Abubakar in the 96th minute of the match. Flávio Souto kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. The Ballkam Sportsklubb supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FC LIVERPOOL's performance. The match ended with a win for FC LIVERPOOL.