U23 League

Bet365 Stadium
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luca Langoni kicked off to start the match. Liam Edmunds made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luca Langoni in the 2nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Huey Cheeseman in the 5th minute of play forced The Potters's goalkeeper Wladimir Vinthen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wladimir Vinthen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Huey Cheeseman in the 15th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Gone With the Win's goalkeeper Liam Edmunds had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luca Langoni. Liam Edmunds made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Diego Gentil sent off a good shot on target. Espen Siticum kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Gentil in the 28th minute of play forced Gone With the Win's goalkeeper Liam Edmunds to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 29 minutes Gone With the Win's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Diego Gentil who took care of the corner kick. The corner led The Potters's Luca Langoni to fire away a dangerous shot which Liam Edmunds despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 30th match minute, The Potters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Burhanettin Kutsoy to maneuver through the defense. Huey Cheeseman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wladimir Vinthen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. After having played for 36 minutes, Diego Gentil managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Potters's supporters crossed their fingers, but Diego Gentil was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Liam Edmunds was a little too slow when Mehmet Bilge Bozoğlu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 37th minute. The score was now 1-0. 40 minutes into the game, Simon Ellis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gone With the Win's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Potters the free kick. In the 40th minute, Simon Ellis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 41 played minutes Gone With the Win got a freekick which was hit by Lawrence Carroll. When the match clock showed 45 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Diego Gentil sped through Gone With the Win's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Liam Edmunds. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Kyle Eglington made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Diego Gentil in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Liam Edmunds prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 51st minute, Luca Langoni 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. 54 minutes into the game, Luca Langoni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Potters's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gone With the Win the free kick. After a rather tough play, The Potters's Luca Langoni got a free kick in the 54th minute. If Hasan Teglengaard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Potters made a substitution. Kim Gaul replaced Hasan Teglengaard. Diego Gentil succeeded in the game's 63rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-0. Darren Boyle got in the 66th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Wladimir Vinthen handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. With 79 minutes on the clock, Rigoberto Erdiano commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 80th minute there was a penalty for The Potters. Diego Gentil stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Liam Edmunds. 4-0. After 87 minutes Gone With the Win's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Diego Gentil who took care of the corner kick. Diego Gentil made a great header on The Potters's corner, it was just that Gone With the Win's Liam Edmunds managed to reach the ball for a save. Kyle Eglington received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Wladimir Vinthen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stew Sykes might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wladimir Vinthen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stew Sykes ran back to his position shaking his head. If Luca Langoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The The Potters fans cheered their team off the field, for while Gone With the Win had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.