U21 World League

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Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) 8 minutes into the match, Encanto's goal looked a bit too open when Stuart Greenfield came free, but Egídio Matorin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jardel Mattos scored 0-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Frazer Martin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 17 minutes, Willian de Lima mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Encanto and the Leicester Foxes Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. 16 minutes into the game, one of Encanto:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Leicester Foxes Academy a penalty, 18 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Larry May, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Encanto's Egídio Matorin. 1-1. Arthur Rowley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Leicester Foxes Academy's Stuart Bradbury got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Frazer Martin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jardel Mattos's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. After 25 played minutes Encanto got a freekick which was hit by Ricardinho Lopez. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nathan Stevens got free with Egídio Matorin in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Leicester Foxes Academy's Arthur Rowley in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Encanto's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Arthur Rowley put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Egídio Matorin. After having played for 37 minutes, Arthur Rowley managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Leicester Foxes Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arthur Rowley was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpected shot in the 42nd minute by Stuart Greenfield got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 47 played minutes, Encanto's Willian de Lima shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Frazer Martin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Encanto reached it. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arthur Rowley made a kick off. If Arthur Rowley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Egídio Matorin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nathan Stevens in the 58th minute of the match. After 62 minutes of play, Leicester Foxes Academy's Basil Delaney made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Egídio Matorin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arthur Rowley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Egídio Matorin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 66 minutes, Stuart Bradbury managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Leicester Foxes Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stuart Bradbury was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Egídio Matorin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stuart Greenfield, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute Arthur Rowley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egídio Matorin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Egídio Matorin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stuart Greenfield, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After 81 played minutes, Encanto's Willian de Lima shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Frazer Martin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Encanto reached it. When Ricardinho Lopez was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 84 minutes had been played. In the 84th minute, Ricardinho Lopez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the game, Arthur Rowley cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Egídio Matorin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There was no doubt that Leicester Foxes Academy were the better team. Leicester Foxes Academy's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.