U23 League

Iveagh Grounds
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Barin Holt took the kick off in the first half of the match. Reamann McNamee made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dominik Smith in the 2nd minute of play. St. James Gate F.C.'s Reamann McNamee played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathanial Weeks in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute, Bodibeua Lester hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, The Handsome Wizards UTD's Luke Hollingsworth got control of the ball when Berchan Gollogley tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 12th minute Benjamin Sykes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reamann McNamee saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21stth minute of the game Berchan Gollogley who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Handsome Wizards UTD's Luke Hollingsworth was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Reamann McNamee made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dominik Smith in the 23rd minute of play. Reamann McNamee took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin Sykes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of St. James Gate F.C. booed when The Handsome Wizards UTD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dominik Smith didn't get a good kick on the ball. Berchan Gollogleys short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Luke Hollingsworth to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, The Handsome Wizards UTD's Nathanial Weeks got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 33rd minute, Dominik Smith ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Reamann McNamee was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Sykes in the 43rd minute of play forced St. James Gate F.C.'s goalkeeper Reamann McNamee to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 45 minutes of play, The Handsome Wizards UTD's Benjamin Sykes made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Reamann McNamee was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Benjamin Sykes was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rorke Colwell during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rorke Colwell hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, The Handsome Wizards UTD's Nathanial Weeks tried to score from far away in the 52nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Luke Hollingsworth came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by St. James Gate F.C.'s Barin Holt. But to his dismay, Barin Holt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Reamann McNamee made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Sykes in the 70th minute of play. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by St. James Gate F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nathanial Weeks was slow to take the kick. During this time The Handsome Wizards UTD's players had a chance to rest. With a little luck, St. James Gate F.C.'s Reamann McNamee got control of the ball when Benjamin Sykes tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of St. James Gate F.C. booed when The Handsome Wizards UTD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Austen Pennant didn't get a good kick on the ball. St. James Gate F.C.'s Bodibeua Lester couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 77th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for The Handsome Wizards UTD. In the 80th match minute, The Handsome Wizards UTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nathanial Weeks to maneuver through the defense. Reamann McNamee showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dominik Smith in the 91st minute of the match. Reamann McNamee made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Benjamin Sykes sent off a good shot on target. The Handsome Wizards UTD's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.