Friendly League

San Francisco Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) HALO HANGZHOU's Shi Peng Zhan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save HALO HANGZHOU from getting a goal against them. It was a well-played corner which Andrey Nazarov managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Eskil Vester made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qian Lin Yu in the 9th minute of play. HALO HANGZHOU's Shi Peng Zhan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save HALO HANGZHOU from getting a goal against them. Chu Xiao made in the 16th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Peng Kang Xing. October 04's Eskil Vester played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Desislav Sergeev in the 17th minute of play. Eskil Vester made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lin Yu Hai in the 18th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Lin Yu Hai's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eskil Vester was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. In the 20th minute Desislav Sergeev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eskil Vester saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, HALO HANGZHOU's Peng Kang Xing got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Emilio Cascajares's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shi Peng Zhan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. If Lin Yu Hai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fellipe Valle came free with the goalkeeper in the 29th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Shi Peng Zhan could save by the left post. Chu Xiao hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Shi Peng Zhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emilio Cascajares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Desislav Sergeev in the 33rd minute of play forced October 04's goalkeeper Eskil Vester to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Desislav Sergeev took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eskil Vester. Eskil Vester dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 39 minutes, Luís Paulo Pernambucano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the October 04 and the HALO HANGZHOU players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 39th minute, Luís Paulo Pernambucano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by October 04's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Wang Chen Hong was slow to take the kick. During this time HALO HANGZHOU's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lin Yu Hai in the 44th minute of play forced October 04's goalkeeper Eskil Vester to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fellipe Valle got free with Shi Peng Zhan in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. October 04 were awarded a corner in the 47th minute after HALO HANGZHOU's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Thorben Grill took the corner. The October 04 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. HALO HANGZHOU were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Desislav Sergeev to strike the kick off in the second half. Emilio Cascajares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 53rd minute Emilio Cascajares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shi Peng Zhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Desislav Sergeev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Eskil Vester tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When October 04's Emilio Cascajares in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye HALO HANGZHOU's goalie prevented a goal. Emilio Cascajares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Shi Peng Zhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Cascajares, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fellipe Valle in the 69th minute of play forced HALO HANGZHOU's goalkeeper Shi Peng Zhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Emilio Cascajares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shi Peng Zhan. HALO HANGZHOU's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emilio Cascajares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The audience was convinced that Fellipe Valle's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shi Peng Zhan was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in HALO HANGZHOU's zone, Emilio Cascajares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shi Peng Zhan came out of the goal and Emilio Cascajares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 89 played minutes October 04 got a freekick which was hit by Pran Labitte. When October 04's Emilio Cascajares in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye HALO HANGZHOU's goalie prevented a goal. Eskil Vester showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lin Yu Hai in the 95th minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.