Prized/Friendly Cup

St LuXun Park
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 肖朗明 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 6 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』大连星海湾's goal looked a bit too open when Remy Breasley came free, but 郭剑桦 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 郭剑桦 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dwight Baba in the 9th minute of play. Australian Youth Academy's Baxter Baba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 肖朗明 in the 11th minute of play. The supporters of Australian Youth Academy booed when 『挑战者』大连星海湾 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. 庄邦林 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Herman Heberle took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for 郭剑桦. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 16 minutes into the game, Jemmett Locke was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Australian Youth Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 『挑战者』大连星海湾 the free kick. After 16 played minutes Australian Youth Academy got a freekick which was hit by Jemmett Locke. An unexpectedly hard shot by 肖朗明 in the 17th minute of play forced Australian Youth Academy's goalkeeper Baxter Baba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jemmett Locke kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』大连星海湾's goalkeeper 郭剑桦 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sam Cudmore. Sam Cudmore kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute. Though ot was a great shot 『挑战者』大连星海湾's keeper 郭剑桦 was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. 庄邦林 charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 庄邦林 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Baxter Baba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 肖朗明 in the 37th minute of the match. Baxter Baba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 肖朗明 in the 37th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The supporters of 『挑战者』大连星海湾 booed when Australian Youth Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remy Breasley didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 51 minutes, 肖朗明 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's supporters crossed their fingers, but 肖朗明 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 58th minute, Jemmett Locke hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Australian Youth Academy's Baxter Baba got control of the ball when 肖朗明 tried to sneak it across the goal line. Baxter Baba made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when 肖朗明 sent off a good shot on target. The referee felt a red card was in order, 72 minutes into the game, when Carmichael Baba put in a rough tackle. Australian Youth Academy:s Baxter Baba showed great skill when he stopped 肖朗明:s penalty. If 肖朗明 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The 『挑战者』大连星海湾 fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 肖朗明 looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Australian Youth Academy's Baxter Baba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 肖朗明 in the 91st minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Bradley Obree in the 93rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 白皓延. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched 『挑战者』大连星海湾 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.