U23 League

Bet365 Stadium
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Diego Gentil made the kick off and thus started the match. When Wictor Hakim fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Potters's protests and gave Wictor Hakim a yellow card for diving instead. In the 11th minute, Wictor Hakim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernhard Mondal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laimutis Baleika, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laime Laime in the 17th minute of play forced The Potters's goalkeeper Bernhard Mondal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Laimutis Baleika ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bernhard Mondal was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 22nd match minute, Harsh Gods was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qian Xiong to maneuver through the defense. Alius Amontas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Endre Ábrahám, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alius Amontas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Endre Ábrahám in the 25th minute. In the 26th match minute, Harsh Gods was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bronius Bišlys to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute, Laimutis Baleika hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alius Amontas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diego Gentil's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Alius Amontas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tavs Kibshede in the 32nd minute of the match. Endre Ábrahám came free with the goalkeeper in the 33rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Alius Amontas could save by the left post. The supporters of The Potters booed when Harsh Gods was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felip Villavicencio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 36 minutes, Alius Amontas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Laimutis Baleika kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Harsh Gods's Alius Amontas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Gentil in the 41st minute of play. In the 44th minute, Diego Gentil left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Potters fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 47th match minute, The Potters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Endre Ábrahám to maneuver through the defense. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mo Song Xiang to make the kick off. Justinas Andrikonis charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Justinas Andrikonis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Justinas Andrikonis hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Harsh Gods defense, Alexander Holmbro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alius Amontas. The Harsh Gods fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alius Amontas should have stopped the shot. After 63 played minutes Harsh Gods got a freekick which was hit by Felip Villavicencio. The Potters made a substitution. Habakkuk Beardsley replaced Endre Ábrahám. In the 64th minute, Felip Villavicencio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th minute, Laimutis Baleika got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The Potters's Alfonso Osorio suffered a torn muscle in his knee after 69 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 69 minutes of play Harsh Gods's Qian Xiong was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 70th minute, Qian Xiong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Potters's Rudolf Ryleman was substituted for Alfonso Osorio. After 71 played minutes Harsh Gods got a freekick which was hit by Qian Xiong. Bronius Bišlys hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Harsh Gods defense, Tavs Kibshede kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alius Amontas. The Harsh Gods fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alius Amontas should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Laimutis Baleika in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bernhard Mondal saved The Potters from getting behind. Alius Amontas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Holmbro in the 85th minute of the match. The supporters of The Potters booed when Harsh Gods was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas-Marius Petras didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Harsh Gods players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for The Potters.