U23 World League

Perry Hall Park
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Oscar Beech started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Oscar Beech recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liudas Murauskis in the 9th minute of play forced Barr Point's goalkeeper Syd Knott to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Arnas Bacys shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Syd Knott saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barr Point's Syd Knott played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabrielius Borgaila in the 14th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Paddy Bastow hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jamie Mayfield received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Rokas Šernas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Barr Point's Syd Knott played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liudas Murauskis in the 19th minute of play. Brett Leeson kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. When Lithuanian amber's Gabrielius Borgaila in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Barr Point's goalie prevented a goal. In the 23rd minute Liudas Murauskis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Syd Knott saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Syd Knott took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabrielius Borgaila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Lithuanian amber's Gabrielius Borgaila in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Barr Point's goalie prevented a goal. In the 28th minute, Paddy Bastow hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rokas Šernas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jamie Mayfield went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 32nd minute, Jamie Mayfield reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rokas Šernas. The goal made the score 2-0. Barr Point's Syd Knott played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabrielius Borgaila in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oskaras Matulis in the 37th minute of play forced Barr Point's goalkeeper Syd Knott to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Barr Point's goal looked a bit too open when Oskaras Matulis came free, but Syd Knott reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Barr Point defense, Oskaras Matulis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Syd Knott. The Barr Point fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Syd Knott should have stopped the shot. Syd Knott showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabrielius Borgaila in the 47th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Lithuanian amber made a substitution. Linas Tamošauskas replaced Vincentas Nutautas. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gabrielius Borgaila stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rokas Šernas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jamie Mayfield in the 53rd minute of the match. Jamie Mayfield sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Syd Knott made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnas Bacys in the 62nd minute of play. After 64 played minutes Lithuanian amber got a freekick which was hit by Oskaras Matulis. Rokas Šernas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Beech in the 65th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Barr Point's zone, Kristupas Jundulas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Syd Knott came out of the goal and Kristupas Jundulas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg Syd Knott managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when Lithuanian amber's Gabrielius Borgaila fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Arnas Bacys took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Syd Knott to make any attempt to save it. Syd Knott made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabrielius Borgaila in the 78th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Barr Point's goal looked a bit too open when Arnas Bacys came free, but Syd Knott reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnas Bacys sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Tristram Kerfoot fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barr Point's protests and gave Tristram Kerfoot a yellow card for diving instead. Tristram Kerfoot hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. 96 minutes into the match, Barr Point's goal looked a bit too open when Arnas Bacys came free, but Syd Knott reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Syd Knott made an important save on a dangerous shot by Liudas Murauskis in the 97th minute. Despite being the better team, Lithuanian amber failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.