Friendly League

Dome of Thrash
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Carolo Bizen got the match started through his kick off. Adrian Sillén took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carolo Bizen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrian Sillén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gogo Chabier in the 7th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Oakcroft Thrashers's goal looked a bit too open when Freddy Valentine came free, but Adrian Sillén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute Carolo Bizen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Sillén saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adrian Sillén came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Yala's Freddy Valentine. But to his dismay, Freddy Valentine quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Adrian Sillén showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Ritchie, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After 15 minutes of play, Yala's Armando Ritchie made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adrian Sillén was left in no man's land by his defense there! Armando Ritchie struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Adrian Sillén didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yala. Carolo Bizen succeeded in the game's 26th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. Lv Zhen Li made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Asmundsson in the 29th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Stefan Asmundsson fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Lv Zhen Li, passed just outside the right post. Adrian Sillén showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carolo Bizen in the 31st minute of the match. Lv Zhen Li made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Asmundsson in the 32nd minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Carolo Bizen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Adrian Sillén was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Armando Ritchie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Sillén having to interfere. 43 minutes into the game, Carolo Bizen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Adrian Sillén was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Henrik Hasselqvist fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Oakcroft Thrashers's protests and gave Henrik Hasselqvist a yellow card for diving instead. 46 minutes into the match, Carolo Bizen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adrian Sillén. Oakcroft Thrashers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carolo Bizen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. The Oakcroft Thrashers players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Yala were winning 0-6.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stefan Asmundsson was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Yala's Gao Cheng Fei nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adrian Sillén made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Adrian Sillén showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddy Valentine in the 57th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the game, Gogo Chabier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yala's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Oakcroft Thrashers the free kick. In the 59th match minute, Yala was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gogo Chabier to maneuver through the defense. Lv Zhen Li showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nils-Emil Holmgren in the 61st minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, Oakcroft Thrashers's goalkeeper Adrian Sillén had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carolo Bizen. In the 65th minute, Freddy Valentine reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Adrian Sillén. The goal made the score 0-8. In the 71st match minute, Yala was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hong Peng Liang to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute, Yala's Carolo Bizen ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Adrian Sillén. Adrian Sillén yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-9. Freddy Valentine hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gao Cheng Fei in the 89th minute of play forced Oakcroft Thrashers's goalkeeper Adrian Sillén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yala's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.