League

Bobby Robson Centre
Spectators: 9241 (Terracing: 6932, Seating: 2125, VIP seats: 184) The Handsome Wizards UTD's Christos Dimitrakos 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. Lucas Young showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christos Dimitrakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. The Youth Project's Lucas Young played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christos Dimitrakos in the 10th minute of play. Dylon Patten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfie Chivers in the 18th minute of play. With an all-out effort, The Youth Project's Dylon Patten threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alfie Chivers, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Zeng Bin Nan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of The Handsome Wizards UTD booed when The Youth Project was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mattias Metcalfe didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th minute, Alfie Chivers left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Youth Project fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Lucas Young took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jay Liddle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Alfie Chivers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 46 minutes into the game, Zeng Bin Nan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Lucas Young was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When Jay Liddle came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the The Handsome Wizards UTD fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jay Liddle couldn't finish the play. Dylon Patten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfie Chivers in the 53rd minute of the match. Harry Colman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dylon Patten having to interfere. Alfie Chivers struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Dylon Patten didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Youth Project. Paddy Ackland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in The Handsome Wizards UTD's zone, Alfie Chivers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dylon Patten came out of the goal and Alfie Chivers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 70 minutes into the match, Martyn Featherstone had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dylon Patten. The Handsome Wizards UTD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martyn Featherstone was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 77th minute, Frederico Passos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lucas Young. The goal made the score 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martyn Featherstone in the 80th minute of play forced The Handsome Wizards UTD's goalkeeper Dylon Patten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dylon Patten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfie Chivers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 85 minutes into the game, Alfie Chivers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Dylon Patten was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 93 minutes into the match, Alfie Chivers notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of The Handsome Wizards UTD's Dylon Patten. Dylon Patten was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Youth Project's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.