U21 League

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Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arthur Rowley made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, FC Karamba's goalkeeper Adomas Bikulčius had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dean Niven. 12 minutes into the match, Basil Delaney dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Adomas Bikulčius, 3-0. Adomas Bikulčius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Basil Delaney, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aivaras Barkus hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Leicester Foxes Academy's Nathan Stevens got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arthur Rowley in the 22nd minute of play forced FC Karamba's goalkeeper Adomas Bikulčius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Karamba's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Larry May was slow to take the kick. During this time Leicester Foxes Academy's players had a chance to rest. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Arthur Rowley got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 4-0. 24 minutes into the match. In the 28th match minute, FC Karamba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Jordan to maneuver through the defense. Adomas Bikulčius made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nathan Stevens in the 32nd minute. If Dean Niven had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dean Niven in the 35th minute of play forced FC Karamba's goalkeeper Adomas Bikulčius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the game, Nathan Stevens cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Adomas Bikulčius was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Michael Jordan in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frazer Martin saved Leicester Foxes Academy from getting behind. Nathan Stevens could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Adomas Bikulčius made a huge save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Regimantas Navikas was the one to do the kick off. Matt Elliott recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Leicester Foxes Academy fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when Leicester Foxes Academy's Arthur Rowley looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Adomas Bikulčius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nathan Stevens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Leicester Foxes Academy getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Nathan Stevens hit a great ball. 68 minutes into the match, Nathan Stevens had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adomas Bikulčius. FC Karamba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nathan Stevens was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Regimantas Navikas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frazer Martin having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, FC Karamba's goal looked a bit too open when Arthur Rowley came free, but Adomas Bikulčius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Karamba's Adomas Bikulčius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathan Stevens in the 77th minute of play. In the 79th minute Dean Niven shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adomas Bikulčius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, FC Karamba's goal looked a bit too open when Arthur Rowley came free, but Adomas Bikulčius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Karamba's Adomas Bikulčius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arthur Rowley in the 82nd minute of play. Zigmas Tučkus charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zigmas Tučkus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 86 played minutes FC Karamba got a freekick which was hit by Zigmas Tučkus. Dean Niven took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adomas Bikulčius. Adomas Bikulčius dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. The supporters of FC Karamba booed when Leicester Foxes Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matt Elliott didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adomas Bikulčius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arthur Rowley in the 94th minute of play. Leicester Foxes Academy'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.