U23 World League

FILBERT STREET
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Oscar Drake made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Vae Victis!!'s goalkeeper Tiago Gabriel Cabral, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 5th minute, Oscar Drake left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leicester Foxes Academy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Lauro Sarmento managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vae Victis!!'s supporters rose to their feet, but Lauro Sarmento was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ali Kaan Acartürk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 12 minutes into the match, Vae Victis!!'s goalkeeper Tiago Gabriel Cabral had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oscar Drake. In the 14th minute, Oscar Drake got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 15 played minutes Leicester Foxes Academy got a freekick which was hit by Matt Elliott. Ali Kaan Acartürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitório Pimenta in the 16th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Lauro Sarmento got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Vae Victis!!'s Tiago Gabriel Cabral proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Vae Victis!! from getting a goal against them. In the 19th minute Leicester Foxes Academy were awarded a corner. Felipe Gol went to the cornerflag to take it. If Oscar Drake had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tiago Gabriel Cabral made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Oscar Drake sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vitório Pimenta in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ali Kaan Acartürk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 34 minutes into the game, Lauro Sarmento cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ali Kaan Acartürk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With an all-out effort, Leicester Foxes Academy's Tiago Gabriel Cabral threw himself towards the right post 38 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Felipe Gol, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 39th minute of the match Leicester Foxes Academy got a corner. Vae Victis!!'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Felipe Gol ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to Leicester Foxes Academy getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Martin Margarson hit a great ball. Oscar Drake could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Tiago Gabriel Cabral made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Vitório Pimenta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vae Victis!!'s supporters rose to their feet, but Vitório Pimenta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ali Kaan Acartürk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vitório Pimenta was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Leicester Foxes Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Lauro Sarmento came free, but Ali Kaan Acartürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 52 minutes into the match, Leicester Foxes Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Lauro Sarmento came free, but Ali Kaan Acartürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiago Gabriel Cabral didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oscar Drake went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Vae Victis!!'s Falcão Garcia was substituted for Vitório Pimenta. Leicester Foxes Academy made a substitution. Cody Beswetherick replaced Felipe Gol. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oscar Drake in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tiago Gabriel Cabral prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 86thth minute of the game Oscar Drake who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vae Victis!!'s Tiago Gabriel Cabral was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tiago Gabriel Cabral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Drake in the 87th minute of play. Leicester Foxes Academy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arcan Mansur in the 88th minute. Cody Beswetherick made a great header on Leicester Foxes Academy's corner, it was just that Vae Victis!!'s Tiago Gabriel Cabral managed to reach the ball for a save. Leicester Foxes Academy were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.