Friendly League

Eddie the Head Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Frank McLintock started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Frank McLintock made a precise shot to the right of Liu Jun. 永远有多远's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Marcos Firmo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugenio Aversano in the 6th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, James Ricoy notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Iron Maiden Football's Marcos Firmo. Marcos Firmo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank McLintock in the 14th minute of play forced 永远有多远's goalkeeper Liu Jun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the 永远有多远 defense, Duda Velloso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Liu Jun. The 永远有多远 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Liu Jun should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by 孔晨傲 in the 21st minute of play forced Iron Maiden Football's goalkeeper Marcos Firmo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Firmo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James Ricoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the match, 永远有多远's goal looked a bit too open when Frank McLintock came free, but Liu Jun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Liu Jun managed to avoid a goal in the 31stth minute, when Iron Maiden Football's Marco Mendes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marco Mendes got free with Liu Jun in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 33 minutes into the match, 孔晨傲 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcos Firmo. Iron Maiden Football's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 孔晨傲 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duda Velloso in the 36th minute of play forced 永远有多远's goalkeeper Liu Jun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 韩威竞 charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 韩威竞 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 韩威竞 hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eugenio Aversano to strike the kick off in the second half. Mauro Inocente blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Liu Jun having to make a save. Liu Jun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Mendes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Eugenio Aversano put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Marcos Firmo. Marcos Firmo was a little too slow when 杨然源 got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 2-4. Liu Jun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duda Velloso in the 75th minute of play. Iron Maiden Football's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mauro Inocente in the 76th minute. In the 80th minute, Eugenio Aversano made a precise shot to the right of Marcos Firmo. Iron Maiden Football's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-6. In the 83rd minute Eugenio Aversano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Firmo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Mendes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Liu Jun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duda Velloso in the 90th minute of play forced 永远有多远's goalkeeper Liu Jun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute Marco Mendes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liu Jun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Duda Velloso, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 93 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Liu Jun was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 任昂岩 hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The 永远有多远 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing 永远有多远 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.