World League

White Hart Lane
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Franz Midgley started the match with the kick off. Franz Midgley could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 2nd minute of the match, but Tolis Mantouvalos made a huge save. Jeffrey Inman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tolis Mantouvalos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute, Donny Beckwith reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tolis Mantouvalos. The goal made the score 1-0. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franz Midgley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tolis Mantouvalos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Gillow in the 9th minute. T H F C's Daniel Gillow came free and shot a quick shot against goal 9 minutes in the game, fortunately Tolis Mantouvalos had problems saving as it came toward the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matt Friend got free with Tolis Mantouvalos in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Donny Beckwith's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tolis Mantouvalos was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. After 14 played minutes Toutourouki f.c. got a freekick which was hit by Stefanos Periou. Matt Friend received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Tolis Mantouvalos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Franz Midgley came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Toutourouki f.c. getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Stefanos Periou hit a great ball. In the 21st minute Aaron Hargraves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tolis Mantouvalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donny Beckwith, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franz Midgley in the 29th minute of play. With a little luck, Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos got control of the ball when Jeffrey Inman tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donny Beckwith in the 33rd minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos got control of the ball when Franz Midgley tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Donny Beckwith in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tolis Mantouvalos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Donny Beckwith's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tolis Mantouvalos was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Kallitzakis in the 37th minute of play forced T H F C's goalkeeper Luke Bush to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Franz Midgley in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tolis Mantouvalos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 39th minute, Stefanos Periou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Franz Midgley could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Tolis Mantouvalos made a huge save. With a little luck, Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos got control of the ball when Franz Midgley tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tolis Mantouvalos came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by T H F C's Jeffrey Inman. But to his dismay, Jeffrey Inman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Tolis Mantouvalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donny Beckwith in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

T H F C made a substitution. Shawn Coulson replaced Donny Beckwith. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Panos Kallitzakis made a kick off. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shawn Coulson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matt Friend in the 53rd minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Franz Midgley notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos. Tolis Mantouvalos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the Toutourouki f.c. defense, Shawn Coulson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos. The Toutourouki f.c. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tolis Mantouvalos should have stopped the shot. In the 58th minute, Franz Midgley left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The T H F C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. 63 minutes into the match, T H F C's Shawn Coulson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tolis Mantouvalos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 64 minutes into the match, Franz Midgley had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos. Toutourouki f.c.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Franz Midgley was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. In the 72nd minute Matt Friend shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tolis Mantouvalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matt Friend, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 75 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Franz Midgley came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tolis Mantouvalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rowan Tyler in the 81st minute of play. Tolis Mantouvalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rowan Tyler, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Rowan Tyler scored 9-0 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 87 minutes into the match, Shawn Coulson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos. Toutourouki f.c.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Shawn Coulson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 10-0. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franz Midgley in the 90th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the game, Kostas Thomopoulos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Toutourouki f.c.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave T H F C the free kick. 93 minutes into the game, Jeffrey Inman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 11-0. Tolis Mantouvalos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. T H F C walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.