U23 League

White Hart Lane
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Ged Pope made the kick off and thus started the match. Dion Kerridge could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Olaf Lübke made a huge save. Ivan Stone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hansjörg Görlitz in the 9th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 14th minute of the game. One of SC Otten:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of T H F C:s goal. In the 16th minute, Garth Wardell left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The T H F C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. If Ged Pope had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of T H F C booed when SC Otten was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mel Ecker didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roger Crossley scored 2-0 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Olaf Lübke, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ged Pope got free with Olaf Lübke in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ivan Stone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kartikeya von Gyldenfeldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute, T H F C's Garth Wardell seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Garth Wardell the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of T H F C protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Garth Wardell had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 39 played minutes T H F C got a freekick which was hit by Garth Wardell. Damir Preußner's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ivan Stone read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd minute Mirco Maier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Stone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, T H F C's Ben Gibbs got a free kick in the 43rd minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

T H F C made a substitution. Matty Tinker replaced Ged Pope. 52 minutes into the game, Mirco Maier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Otten's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave T H F C the free kick. After a rather tough play, SC Otten's Mirco Maier got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After 57 played minutes T H F C got a freekick which was hit by Matty Tinker. SC Otten's Rudi Tenhagen was substituted for Kartikeya von Gyldenfeldt. SC Otten made a substitution. Frederik Vielmann replaced Mirco Maier. After 59 minutes, Chris Nightingale mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the T H F C and the SC Otten players grew even worse after the yellow card. 59 minutes into the game, one of T H F C:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. T H F C:s Ivan Stone showed great skill when he stopped Rudi Tenhagen:s penalty. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matty Tinker in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Olaf Lübke saved SC Otten from getting behind. 66 minutes into the game, Matty Tinker cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Olaf Lübke was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 69th minute Dion Kerridge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olaf Lübke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to T H F C getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Ben Gibbs hit a great ball. Dion Kerridge fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olaf Lübke having to interfere. T H F C's Ivan Stone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rudi Tenhagen in the 82nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rudi Tenhagen in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivan Stone prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wayne Campbell during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to T H F C getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Wayne Campbell hit a great ball. Ronnie Schilder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Ivan Stone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivan Stone didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rudi Tenhagen went, in the 99th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. T H F C's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.