U23 League

Springfield Arena
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jaunius Petkevičius got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Jaunius Petkevičius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edward Preston saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giannis Gounaris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cléberson Mendonça in the 5th minute of play. Charles Booth kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute of the match Maksymilian Cisek shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Edward Preston showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jaunius Petkevičiuss short, quick shot in the 11thth minute got Edward Preston to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 14th minute Eddi Ramkilde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edward Preston saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Jaunius Petkevičius notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Clapham Rovers's Edward Preston. Edward Preston was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cléberson Mendonça might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Giannis Gounaris. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cléberson Mendonça ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 20th minute, Cléberson Mendonça left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Clapham Rovers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Giannis Gounaris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cléberson Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 played minutes FC Karamba got a freekick which was hit by Maksymilian Cisek. Giannis Gounaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cléberson Mendonça in the 27th minute of the match. Cléberson Mendonça fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giannis Gounaris having to interfere. Jaunius Petkevičius succeeded in the game's 30th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Merūnas Malevičius during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Karamba's Merūnas Malevičius got a free kick in the 37th minute. With his leg Edward Preston managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when FC Karamba's Jaunius Petkevičius fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Clapham Rovers's Edward Preston proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Clapham Rovers from getting a goal against them. After 44 played minutes Clapham Rovers got a freekick which was hit by Justino Arixo. Edward Preston made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eddi Ramkilde in the 45th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cléberson Mendonça stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cléberson Mendonça in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Giannis Gounaris saved FC Karamba from getting behind. Clapham Rovers's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gavin Sedgemore in the 55th minute. Clapham Rovers's Charles Booth shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 61st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Giannis Gounaris but with some difficulty. After a rather tough play, FC Karamba's Oskaras Matulaitis got a free kick in the 65th minute. The long shot by Donny Stockton in the 66th minute really tested Giannis Gounaris's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. FC Karamba's Giannis Gounaris proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save FC Karamba from getting a goal against them. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Karamba's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gavin Sedgemore was slow to take the kick. During this time Clapham Rovers's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Clapham Rovers's Gavin Sedgemore to fire away a dangerous shot which Giannis Gounaris despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The goalkeeper, Giannis Gounaris, was totally fooled by Clapham Rovers's Gavin Sedgemore, who 74 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Eddi Ramkilde put it in 3-3 from a short distance just to the right of Edward Preston. FC Karamba's Eddi Ramkilde got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 85 minutes into the match, Clapham Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when Yiyo Blea came free, but Edward Preston reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Karamba's Giannis Gounaris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cléberson Mendonça in the 88th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Clapham Rovers's Donny Stockton got a free kick in the 88th minute. When Donny Stockton fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Clapham Rovers's protests and gave Donny Stockton a yellow card for diving instead. In the 90th minute, Maksymilian Cisek sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Clapham Rovers's Edward Preston didn't even have to move. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Lukas Uggstedt managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Karamba's supporters rose to their feet, but Lukas Uggstedt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edward Preston breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 97th minute João Francisco Toscano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giannis Gounaris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Karamba were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Clapham Rovers to leave the ground with a draw.