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Match Report
Titans Castle
Spectators: 6856 (Terracing: 5746,
Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 10) Leo Rain started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Kong Hong Cheng who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 4thth minute tested the skills of Mickey Davis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Yang Xi Di managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Titans's supporters rose to their feet, but Yang Xi Di was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mickey Davis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 13th minute, Stourbridge's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Yang Xi Di fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Mattias Kemp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Mickey Davis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Yang Xi Di had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Richard Shephard didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nial Dawes went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 33 minutes into the match, The Titans's goal looked a bit too open when Matt King came free, but Richard Shephard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yang Xi Di fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mickey Davis having to interfere. Mickey Davis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kong Hong Cheng in the 37th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Matt King left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stourbridge fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Kong Hong Cheng received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Mickey Davis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
Kong Hong Cheng recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mickey Davis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kong Hong Cheng in the 54th minute of the match. Kong Hong Cheng scored 1-2 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mickey Davis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mickey Davis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yang Xi Di, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Kong Hong Cheng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mickey Davis having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yang Xi Di in the 66th minute of play forced Stourbridge's goalkeeper Mickey Davis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mickey Davis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrew Wootton in the 69th minute of the match. Gheorghe Hagi hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Yang Xi Di might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mickey Davis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yang Xi Di ran back to his position shaking his head. 77 minutes into the game, Yang Xi Di cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Mickey Davis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Titans's Marty Lightfoot was substituted for Mattias Kemp. Stourbridge's Mickey Davis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kong Hong Cheng in the 85th minute of play. After 92 played minutes The Titans got a freekick which was hit by Andrew Wootton. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. The Titans fully deserved thier win.
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