SIDEMEN FC fought back in stunning fashion to beat the YouTube All Stars 8-7 in the Sidemen Charity Match 2022.
Sidemen star Miniminter scored a sizzling hat-trick including a late, late winner as the game ended as an absolute thriller.
Charlton’s The Valley stadium was long SOLD OUT for the game, which saw KSI’s Sidemen group take on a selection of YouTube All Stars.
Among the FIFTEEN goals scored, Chunkz and Yung Filly both hit screamers for the YouTube All Stars.
- Start time: 3pm BST
- Live stream: Sidemen YouTube channel
- Sidemen FC: KSI, W2S, Zerkaa, Vikkstar, TBJZL, Behzinga, Miniminter, Mrbeast, Karl Jacobs, Chrismd, Pieface, JME, Lazarbeam, Manny, Raandolph, Callux, Calfreezy.
- YouTube All Stars: Niko Omilana, Yung Filly, Cal the Dragon, Harry Pinero, Chris Tyson, Ishowspeed, Noah Beck, Deji, Theo Baker, Chunkz, Jidion, Castro, AnesonGib, Chandler, Danny Aarons, Georgenotfound
- Proceeds are being donated to the following charities: Campaign Against Living Miserably, Teenage Cancer Trust, Rays of Sunshine and M7E
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Chunkz revealed he nearly cried
In his post-match interview Chunkz revealed he nearly cried when he scored his wonderful long-range effort.
He said: “I looked at the space and thought you know what, Pieface didn’t have the capability (to save his shot).
“Thank god because I thought you know what go for it and I saw it sink in and I almost cried.
“Because you know how I’ve struggled at Soccer Aid three years in a row and I came back to the Sidemen pitch and I done it.”
Lap of honour
Players from both sides are now doing a lap of honour.
Speed is doing a post-match interview now, and claims the celebration for his disallowed goal made him feel like Cristiano Ronaldo.
2.6 million viewers
The players are shaking hands on the pitch now.
What a game of football this was.
2.6 million people were watching the stream on the Sidemen’s YouTube Channel at the end of the game.
FULL-TIME
But the free-kick is saved by Pieface and Clattenburg blows the whistle.
Sidemen FC 8-7 YouTube All Stars
90+5. Baker stepping up to take the kick here.
Sidemen FC 8-7 YouTube All Stars
90+2. Last kick of the game coming up here as All Stars are awarded a free-kick on the edge of the area.
Cal The Dragon is coming forward from goal too.
Sidemen FC 8-7 YouTube All Stars
90. Two minutes added on.
AnEsonGib is punished for a bad clearance
88. AnEsonGib gets to a poor pass from Simon and attempts a clearance.
But it only finds Simon again who redeems himself by dinking it over Cal who was miles off his line.
Could that be the late winner?
Sidemen FC 8-7 YouTube All Stars
GOALLL
Hat-trick for Miniminter
The Brown brothers with pure magic
85. TBJZL finds space on the left wing and sees his brother Manny making a run into the area.
Tobi produces an outside of the boot cross and Manny runs onto it and heads into the top corner.
Sidemen FC 7-7 YouTube All Stars
GOALLLL
What a pass and what a combo between two brothers.
WillNE pokes his side ahead
81. Chunkz chests down a lovely long ball into the path of WillNE, who manages to poke the ball past Pieface and into the net for the 13th goal of the afternoon.
The YouTuber has worn a Go Pro all afternoon in hopes of a moment like that.
And he has been duly rewarded with what could be the winner.
Sidemen FC 6-7 YouTube All Stars
GOALLLLL
All Stars back in the lead
Sidemen FC 6-6 YouTube All Stars
79. Harry Pinero going off injured here after some heroic defending.
Just over 10 minutes to go.
Omilana with an instant reply
73. Niko Omilana scores his second of the game after pouncing onto a rebound.
Pieface manages to save a long range effort but his defence is sleeping as Niko reacts first to pass into the open net.
Sidemen FC 6-6 YouTube All Stars
GOALLLL
All Stars with an instant response
Sidemen take the lead for the first time today
Chris MD finally gets his goal today, with a similar effort to the last goal.
Cal needs to go with his hands there, but he doesn’t and once again his shot stopping with his feet needs some work.
Sidemen FC 6-5 YouTube All Stars
GOALLLL
SIDEMEN TAKE THE LEAD
Miniminter gets his second
67. Simon wins the ball back up high up the pitch and arrows a shot towards the bottom corner once again.
But this time Cal The Dragon can’t stop it and sees the effort embarrassingly go into the back of his net.
Sidemen FC 5-5 YouTube All Stars
Goallllll
Sidemen grab a fifth
Sidemen FC 4-5 YouTube All Stars
64. Speed has the ball in the back of the net and wheels off in celebration.
But the flag goes up and the goal is ruled out to everyone’s sadness.
Sidemen FC 4-5 YouTube All Stars
60. Close again from Miniminter.
Tobi reciprocates his fellow sidemen members earlier passes and finds Simon in aches on the right wing.
He brings the ball down and gets a shot away towards the far corner.
However, the ball ends up trickling harmlessly wide.
Sidemen FC 4-5 YouTube All Stars
56. Sidemen almost get another equaliser as Miniminter attempts a chip over the goalkeeper.
But Cal The Dragon is equal to it and clutches the ball in his hands.
Castro scores a tidy goal
52. Another goal for All Stars as Theo Baker gets the ball and drives forward.
He then plays the ball to his left and finds the on running Castro who slots the ball into the bottom corner.
Sidemen FC 4-5 YouTube All Stars
GOALLL
Castro bags All Stars fifth goal
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk