U23 League

Wakefield Astrodome
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) 3 minutes into the game, Sofoklis Bourikas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Louie Hicks was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Louie Hicks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sofoklis Bourikas in the 9th minute of the match. Louie Hicks took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sofoklis Bourikas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the game, 杨远战 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MorFor Jugglers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wakefield Wanderers the free kick. The supporters of Wakefield Wanderers booed when MorFor Jugglers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. 杨远战 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute, 杨远战 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Louie Hicks was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 18 minutes into the match, 杨远战 notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Wakefield Wanderers's Louie Hicks. Louie Hicks was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 22nd minute, Noël Dominique ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Louie Hicks was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. After 25 played minutes Wakefield Wanderers got a freekick which was hit by Jez Rushforth. Louie Hicks didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 杨远战 went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. After 29 played minutes MorFor Jugglers got a freekick which was hit by 杨远战. 33 minutes into the game, Sofoklis Bourikas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Louie Hicks was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 39 minutes of play, MorFor Jugglers's Sofoklis Bourikas made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Louie Hicks was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Alastair Quantrill managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wakefield Wanderers's supporters rose to their feet, but Alastair Quantrill was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vic Vandommele breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Louie Hicks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sofoklis Bourikas, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Darryl Simpson to make the kick off. When Hasse Beuse fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MorFor Jugglers's protests and gave Hasse Beuse a yellow card for diving instead. In the 53rd minute, Hasse Beuse hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MorFor Jugglers's 杨远战 got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 57th match minute, Wakefield Wanderers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fraser Bond to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, 杨远战 managed to get in a good position for a shot. MorFor Jugglers's supporters rose to their feet, but 杨远战 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Louie Hicks breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of MorFor Jugglers booed when Wakefield Wanderers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fraser Bond didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when 杨远战 got free with Louie Hicks in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Ron Garrett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. MorFor Jugglers's Boğaç İstanbul was substituted for Sofoklis Bourikas. The audience was convinced that Darryl Simpson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vic Vandommele was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 1-7 when Darryl Simpson sped through MorFor Jugglers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vic Vandommele. Wakefield Wanderers's Louie Hicks played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boğaç İstanbul in the 82nd minute of play. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 2-7 when Darryl Simpson sped through MorFor Jugglers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vic Vandommele. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leon Slater during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 92 minutes into the game, one of Wakefield Wanderers:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Wakefield Wanderers:s Louie Hicks showed great skill when he stopped Bob Merrill:s penalty. 94 minutes into the game, Bob Merrill cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-8. Louie Hicks was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. MorFor Jugglers had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.