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Spectators: 8137 (Terracing: 6113, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Robert Tauschke took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Dario Kile managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shenhua FC - Real Madrid's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dario Kile was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ravens's Edmund Gavin was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 6th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After a rather tough play, Shenhua FC - Real Madrid's Niles Dale got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute, Laurence Johnson fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 10th minute of the game. One of Shenhua FC - Real Madrid:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ravens:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Tauschke in the 16th minute of play forced Ravens's goalkeeper Jarrod Addison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Robert Tauschke hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Laurence Johnson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Art Surman managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when Ravens's Edmund Gavin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, Shenhua FC - Real Madrid's Art Surman got control of the ball when Edmund Gavin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Shenhua FC - Real Madrid's Art Surman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laurence Johnson in the 28th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Ravens's goal looked a bit too open when Dario Kile came free, but Jarrod Addison reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Laurence Johnson in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Art Surman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Edmund Gavins short, quick shot in the 38thth minute got Art Surman to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Laurence Johnson struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Art Surman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ravens. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmund Gavin got free with Art Surman in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 43 minutes into the match, Shenhua FC - Real Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Laurence Johnson came free, but Art Surman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Darin Carr's late challenge caught a Ravens's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Darin Carr helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Ravens booed when Shenhua FC - Real Madrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darin Carr didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edmund Gavin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Art Surman made a huge save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edmund Gavin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Shenhua FC - Real Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Laurence Johnson came free, but Art Surman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 53 minutes, Edmund Gavin made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Shenhua FC - Real Madrid's Art Surman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Shenhua FC - Real Madrid's Art Surman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmund Gavin in the 57th minute of play. After 58 minutes of play Shenhua FC - Real Madrid's Darin Carr was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Ravens booed when Shenhua FC - Real Madrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darin Carr didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edmund Gavin struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Art Surman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ravens. Art Surman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmund Gavin in the 61st minute of the match. After having played for 63 minutes, Dario Kile managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shenhua FC - Real Madrid's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dario Kile was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dario Kile sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dario Kiles short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Jarrod Addison to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Niles Dale struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Jarrod Addison didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shenhua FC - Real Madrid. 79 minutes into the match, Shenhua FC - Real Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Edmund Gavin came free, but Art Surman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 80 minutes, Edmund Gavin made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Shenhua FC - Real Madrid's Art Surman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 83 minutes into the game, Niles Dale was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Shenhua FC - Real Madrid's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ravens the free kick. In the 84th minute, Niles Dale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Robert Tauschke kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. In the 88th match minute, Shenhua FC - Real Madrid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Tauschke to maneuver through the defense. Laurence Johnson might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Art Surman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Laurence Johnson ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Ravens getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Avdon Shenderovich hit a great ball. Ravens's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.