U23 League

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Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Benjamin Sykes made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute, John Lynch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The The Handsome Wizards UTD fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when The Handsome Wizards UTD's Benjamin Sykes looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bill Tubbs during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, The Handsome Wizards UTD's Bill Tubbs got a free kick in the 15th minute. Luke Hollingsworth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Vie in the 19th minute of the match. Luke Hollingsworth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Vie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benjamin Sykes scored 1-2 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Runar Støen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 36th match minute, The Handsome Wizards UTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nathanial Weeks to maneuver through the defense. The Handsome Wizards UTD's Luke Hollingsworth proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save The Handsome Wizards UTD from getting a goal against them. Nathanial Weeks was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 42nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petter Vartdal in the 45th minute of play forced The Handsome Wizards UTD's goalkeeper Luke Hollingsworth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kim Alnes to strike the kick off in the second half. The Handsome Wizards UTD's Luke Hollingsworth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Bide in the 59th minute of play. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Handsome Wizards UTD's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Petter Vartdal was slow to take the kick. During this time Åsnes's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Åsnes's Petter Vartdal to fire away a dangerous shot which Luke Hollingsworth despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a little luck, Åsnes's Runar Støen got control of the ball when Benjamin Sykes tried to sneak it across the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Dominik Smith notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Åsnes's Runar Støen. Runar Støen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Åsnes booed when The Handsome Wizards UTD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bill Tubbs didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benjamin Sykes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Runar Støen made a huge save. After 76 minutes, Nathanial Weeks mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Handsome Wizards UTD and the Åsnes players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Åsnes booed when The Handsome Wizards UTD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nathanial Weeks didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 85 played minutes The Handsome Wizards UTD got a freekick which was hit by John Lynch. Daniel Dehli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luke Hollingsworth having to interfere. A collision led to The Handsome Wizards UTD getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Austen Pennant hit a great ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched The Handsome Wizards UTD eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.