World League

Thames Park
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Anderbye FC's Ricardinho Correia started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Kristian Ottaway had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Henley on Thames United's Jake Marriott in 5 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Nilton Alcântara guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Sofoklis Prinianakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardinho Correia in the 13th minute of the match. Jake Marriott recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 16 minutes into the match, Anderbye FC's goalkeeper Nilton Alcântara had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jake Marriott. Grant Sherwood hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Ezequiel Figueiredo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sofoklis Prinianakis having to interfere. Nilton Alcântara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristian Ottaway, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Jake Marriott could shoot a difficult shot in the 22nd minute, which Nilton Alcântara however easily saved by the left post. Nilton Alcântara made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Jake Marriott sent off a good shot on target. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Jake Marriott sped through Anderbye FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nilton Alcântara. Jake Marriott had several of the Anderbye FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 30 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 5-0 score and a disappointed Nilton Alcântara as he didn't even see the shot coming. 36 minutes into the match, Anderbye FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kristian Ottaway came free, but Nilton Alcântara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute Kristian Ottaway shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilton Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carl Houghton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilton Alcântara having to interfere. With a little luck, Anderbye FC's Nilton Alcântara got control of the ball when Jake Marriott tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nilton Alcântara came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Henley on Thames United's Kristian Ottaway. But to his dismay, Kristian Ottaway quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 8-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kristian Ottaway to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Anderbye FC defense, Kristian Ottaway kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nilton Alcântara. The Anderbye FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nilton Alcântara should have stopped the shot. Nilton Alcântara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jake Marriott, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Anderbye FC defense, Jake Marriott kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nilton Alcântara. The Anderbye FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nilton Alcântara should have stopped the shot. Carl Houghton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 61 minutes into the match, Henley on Thames United's goal looked a bit too open when Ulisses Toledo came free, but Sofoklis Prinianakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Henley on Thames United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Grant Sherwood in the 63rd minute. The corner ended in Grant Sherwood almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Anderbye FC's Nilton Alcântara did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristian Ottaway in the 70th minute of play forced Anderbye FC's goalkeeper Nilton Alcântara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Anderbye FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kristian Ottaway came free, but Nilton Alcântara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Anderbye FC defense, Kristian Ottaway kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nilton Alcântara. The Anderbye FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nilton Alcântara should have stopped the shot. Nilton Alcântara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jake Marriott's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 12-0 when Kristian Ottaway sped through Anderbye FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nilton Alcântara. In the 83rd minute, Kristian Ottaway ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nilton Alcântara was frozen by the shot and now it was 13-0. Nilton Alcântara came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Henley on Thames United's Carl Houghton. But to his dismay, Carl Houghton quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 14-0. Henley on Thames United's Huey Claydon was substituted for Joe Wright. Nilton Alcântara didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kristian Ottaway went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 15-0 was the resulting score. Kristian Ottaway succeeded in the game's 93rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 16-0. In the 96th minute, Alexander Longthorn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Henley on Thames United's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.