U18 League

Randkleve Stadion
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gastons Pavelskops made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charlie Bjarkeby in the 3rd minute of play forced Black horses's goalkeeper Vairis Lāms to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vitauts Miemis hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Vairis Lāms made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Knut Huneck in the 5th minute of play. Kārlis Blāķis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petter Rykov having to interfere. Charlie Bjarkeby came free with the goalkeeper in the 12th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Vairis Lāms could save by the left post. After 19 minutes, Knut Huneck mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Randkleve and the Black horses players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 19 played minutes Randkleve got a freekick which was hit by Knut Huneck. Kārlis Blāķis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 24th minute, Randkleve's Otto Højskel dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. After 31 played minutes Black horses got a freekick which was hit by Gastons Pavelskops. After 32 played minutes, Randkleve's Kaare Kandal shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vairis Lāms 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 Randkleve reached it. Charlie Bjarkeby could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Vairis Lāms made a huge save. 39 minutes into the game, Normunds Sils was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Black horses's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Randkleve the free kick. The supporters of Randkleve booed when Black horses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Normunds Sils didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Randkleve getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Willy Rosenvard hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Otto Højskel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Otto Højskel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vairis Lāms was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. A collision led to Randkleve getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Willy Rosenvard hit a great ball. In the 66th minute of the match Valentīns Vitmanis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Petter Rykov skillfully saved the ball. Black horses's Vairis Lāms played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charlie Bjarkeby in the 75th minute of play. In the 78th minute Charlie Bjarkeby shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vairis Lāms saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Black horses's Vitauts Miemis got a free kick in the 79th minute. The audience was convinced that Gastons Pavelskops's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Petter Rykov was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. When Kārlis Blāķis came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Black horses fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kārlis Blāķis couldn't finish the play. In the 97th minute, Black horses's Kārlis Blāķis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Petter Rykov. Petter Rykov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Randkleve fans cheered their team off the field, for while Black horses had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.