Friendly League

泰山体育场
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 肖鸿延 started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute of the match 乔亮剑 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristoforo Savoia showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 洪广谦 made an important save on a dangerous shot by A.J. 黄振 in the 6th minute. 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安's Cristoforo Savoia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camillo Daniele in the 7th minute of play. After 8 minutes of play, 『挑战者』兄弟·努力's 肖鸿延 made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristoforo Savoia was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 0-2 when 肖鸿延 sped through 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cristoforo Savoia. After 16 minutes of play, 『挑战者』兄弟·努力's Robert Cârju made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristoforo Savoia was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Robert Cârju came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the 『挑战者』兄弟·努力 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 Robert Cârju couldn't finish the play. Cristoforo Savoia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 肖鸿延, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute 肖鸿延 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Savoia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute 肖鸿延 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Savoia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安's Cristoforo Savoia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 肖鸿延 in the 31st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, 肖鸿延 put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Cristoforo Savoia. After some careless play in the 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安 defense, Robert Cârju kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristoforo Savoia. The 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristoforo Savoia should have stopped the shot. After the first half 『挑战者』兄弟·努力 were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 蔡岚平 was the one to do the kick off. Cristoforo Savoia was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and 俞彬耀 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 俞彬耀 really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. In the 56th minute, A.J. 黄振 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when 肖鸿延 got free with Cristoforo Savoia in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安's zone, 肖鸿延 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristoforo Savoia came out of the goal and 肖鸿延 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as 『挑战者』兄弟·努力's 肖鸿延 slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cristoforo Savoia. That made the score 0-9 after 61 minutes of play. Cristoforo Savoia was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but 肖鸿延 showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-10 in the 64 minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, 肖鸿延 dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cristoforo Savoia, 0-11. 『挑战者』兄弟·努力's Camillo Daniele managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by 赵南夕 in the 73 minute of the game. Camillo Daniele hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute 肖鸿延 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Savoia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 徐乐荣 made in the 79th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by 『挑战者』兄弟·努力's 钱潮延. 肖鸿延 struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Cristoforo Savoia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 『挑战者』兄弟·努力. 肖鸿延 might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristoforo Savoia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 肖鸿延 ran back to his position shaking his head. Cristoforo Savoia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 肖鸿延 in the 83rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by A.J. 黄振 during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cristoforo Savoia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 肖鸿延 went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-12 was the resulting score. 肖鸿延 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cristoforo Savoia came out and tried to block the shot, but 肖鸿延 slotted it home off the left post making it 0-13 in the 91st minute. 肖鸿延 might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristoforo Savoia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 肖鸿延 ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安 defense, 肖鸿延 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristoforo Savoia. The 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristoforo Savoia should have stopped the shot. The 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. 『挑战者』兄弟·努力 were clearly better and deserved to take the win.