U23 League

Thames Park
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Henley on Thames United's Glenn Westwood 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. Virgo Aavasalu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rowan Ryder in the 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the game, Henley on Thames United's Glenn Westwood nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Virgo Aavasalu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremy Gray in the 12th minute of play forced FC Raasiku Kõrid's goalkeeper Virgo Aavasalu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Virgo Aavasalu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Glenn Westwood showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 14 minute of play. Jeremy Gray charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jeremy Gray the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Virgo Aavasalu came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Henley on Thames United's Rowan Ryder. But to his dismay, Rowan Ryder quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Rowan Ryder might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Virgo Aavasalu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rowan Ryder ran back to his position shaking his head. 25 minutes into the game, Henley on Thames United's Rowan Ryder nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Virgo Aavasalu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Henley on Thames United's Rowan Ryder got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Glenn Westwood took a quick shot and it went in 6-0 without a chance for Virgo Aavasalu to make any attempt to save it. In the 37th minute, Henley on Thames United's Rowan Ryder dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 7-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Henley on Thames United's Jeremy Gray slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Virgo Aavasalu. That made the score 8-0 after 41 minutes of play. Jeremy Gray took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Virgo Aavasalu. Virgo Aavasalu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-0. With a little luck, FC Raasiku Kõrid's Virgo Aavasalu got control of the ball when Jeremy Gray tried to sneak it across the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ott Nigula to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, FC Raasiku Kõrid's goal looked a bit too open when Glenn Westwood came free, but Virgo Aavasalu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Henley on Thames United booed when FC Raasiku Kõrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uku Annette didn't get a good kick on the ball. Henley on Thames United's Stewart Browne got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Virgo Aavasalu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremy Gray in the 57th minute of the match. When Henley on Thames United's Jeremy Gray in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Raasiku Kõrid's goalie prevented a goal. 58 minutes into the match, Glenn Westwood notched a goal, 10-0, to the right of FC Raasiku Kõrid's Virgo Aavasalu. Virgo Aavasalu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rick Holt's late challenge caught a FC Raasiku Kõrid's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rick Holt helped the player get up and apologised. Rick Holt hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Virgo Aavasalu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Glenn Westwood in the 69th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 72 minutes, the score became 12-0 when Glenn Westwood sped through FC Raasiku Kõrid's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Virgo Aavasalu. After some careless play in the FC Raasiku Kõrid defense, Rowan Ryder kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Virgo Aavasalu. The FC Raasiku Kõrid fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Virgo Aavasalu should have stopped the shot. Virgo Aavasalu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rowan Ryder, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. After some careless play in the FC Raasiku Kõrid defense, Rowan Ryder kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Virgo Aavasalu. The FC Raasiku Kõrid fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Virgo Aavasalu should have stopped the shot. Henley on Thames United's Tony Plumber was substituted for Rowan Ryder. 89 minutes into the match, FC Raasiku Kõrid's goal looked a bit too open when Tony Plumber came free, but Virgo Aavasalu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Virgo Aavasalu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Plumber, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute Glenn Westwood shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgo Aavasalu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tony Plumber scored 15-0 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Virgo Aavasalu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tony Plumber succeeded in the game's 96th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 16-0.