U18 League

FILBERT STREET
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bob Eriksson kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Curt Struborg in the 5th minute of play forced Leicester Foxes Academy's goalkeeper Freddy Hehir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Hvam FC's Curt Struborg in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Leicester Foxes Academy's goalie prevented a goal. After 17 minutes of play, Hvam FC's Curt Struborg made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Freddy Hehir was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Leicester Foxes Academy getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Stefan Rowett hit a great ball. Freddy Hehir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bob Eriksson in the 20th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the game, Bob Eriksson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Freddy Hehir was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Freddy Hehir didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Curt Struborg went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Hvam FC's zone, Felix Ball stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Per Hornung came out of the goal and Felix Ball tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Felix Ball fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Per Hornung having to interfere. After the first half Hvam FC were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stuart Bradbury to make the kick off. When Hugo Gadkjær fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hvam FC's protests and gave Hugo Gadkjær a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Hvam FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Hugo Gadkjær hit a great ball. Leicester Foxes Academy's Larry Blackwell was substituted for Zackary Summerfield. In the 62nd minute, Hugo Gadkjær hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Leicester Foxes Academy's Camron Sullivan got a free kick in the 67th minute. Bob Eriksson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Freddy Hehir having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Kurd Klarby hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Larry Blackwell's late challenge caught a Hvam FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Larry Blackwell helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stuart Bradbury in the 77th minute of play forced Hvam FC's goalkeeper Per Hornung to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Freddy Hehir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Habakkuk Asprilla in the 83rd minute of the match. A collision led to Leicester Foxes Academy getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Sol Sutcliffe hit a great ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 90 minutes into the game, when Camron Sullivan put in a rough tackle. In the 89th minute, one of Leicester Foxes Academy:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Leicester Foxes Academy. Freddy Hehir came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Hvam FC's Curt Struborg. But to his dismay, Curt Struborg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. Although Leicester Foxes Academy had been in control for most of the match, Hvam FC still came away with the win.