League

Titchfield
Spectators: 9343 (Terracing: 7000, Seating: 2157, VIP seats: 186) Xiao Yuan Zhen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mathieu Costermans, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. If Mathieu Costermans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 9 in the game by Mathieu Costermans from a close distance when the talented Xiao Yuan Zhen managed to make a qualified save. Canberra Raiders's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mathieu Costermans got free with Xiao Yuan Zhen in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Xiao Yuan Zhen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrique Passos in the 19th minute of the match. When Bondo Cholokaev fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Canberra Raiders's protests and gave Bondo Cholokaev a yellow card for diving instead. In the 21st minute, Bondo Cholokaev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mathieu Costermans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Canberra Raiders's Xiao Yuan Zhen got control of the ball when Mathieu Costermans tried to sneak it across the goal line. With an all-out effort, Titchfield's Xiao Yuan Zhen threw himself towards the right post 26 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mathieu Costermans, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Jairo Peruxu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tsotne Burduli in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shoshita Urushadze in the 30th minute of play forced Canberra Raiders's goalkeeper Xiao Yuan Zhen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Canberra Raiders's Xiao Yuan Zhen got control of the ball when Bondo Tsitsishvili tried to sneak it across the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Canberra Raiders's goal looked a bit too open when Shoshita Urushadze came free, but Xiao Yuan Zhen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Mathieu Costermans had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Xiao Yuan Zhen. Canberra Raiders's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mathieu Costermans was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Xiao Yuan Zhen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Witold Kloczko in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 48th match minute, Titchfield was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davit Gagnidze to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tsotne Burduli to make the kick off. Xiao Yuan Zhen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mathieu Costermans in the 53rd minute of the match. The supporters of Titchfield booed when Canberra Raiders was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bondo Cholokaev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mathieu Costermans recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Djvebe Dzotsenidze kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Titchfield's Enrique Passos got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 63 minutes into the match, Canberra Raiders's goal looked a bit too open when Mathieu Costermans came free, but Xiao Yuan Zhen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Titchfield's goalkeeper Jairo Peruxu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrey Mingrelsky. In the 68th minute Canberra Raiders were awarded a corner. Andrey Mingrelsky went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 71st minute, Mathieu Costermans made a precise shot to the right of Xiao Yuan Zhen. Canberra Raiders's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. The audience was convinced that Mathieu Costermans's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xiao Yuan Zhen was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. If Shoshita Urushadze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jairo Peruxu made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Tsotne Burduli sent off a good shot on target. Canberra Raiders's Xiao Yuan Zhen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathieu Costermans in the 92nd minute of play. Xiao Yuan Zhen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bondo Tsitsishvili, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.