The Or-Chard
Spectators: 9225 (Terracing: 6920,
Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lamar Arthur started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Chard United's goalkeeper Santos Santio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Inmortales FC's Cyprian Tipinski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Inmortales FC from getting a goal against them. Lamar Arthur came free with the goalkeeper in the 10th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cyprian Tipinski could save by the left post. Santos Santio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jiang Yuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Inmortales FC's attentive Milosz Kochanowski managed to snatch the ball when Norbert Swift made a throw-in in the 20th minute of the game. If Jiang Yuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lamar Arthur got free with Cyprian Tipinski in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 25 minutes into the match, Chard United's goal looked a bit too open when Jiang Yuan came free, but Santos Santio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santos Santio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jiang Yuan went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Cyprian Tipinski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgilio Kennedy in the 29th minute of the match. In the 34th minute Lamar Arthur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cyprian Tipinski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 38 minutes, Norbert Swift mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chard United and the Inmortales FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 38 played minutes Chard United got a freekick which was hit by Norbert Swift. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiang Yuan in the 38th minute of play forced Chard United's goalkeeper Santos Santio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santos Santio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jiang Yuan went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to Chard United getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Norbert Swift hit a great ball. When Milosz Kochanowski fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Inmortales FC's protests and gave Milosz Kochanowski a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Inmortales FC's Darnell Joyce got a free kick in the 46th minute. 48 minutes into the match, Chard United's goal looked a bit too open when Jiang Yuan came free, but Santos Santio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Inmortales FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
52 minutes into the match, Inmortales FC's Jiang Yuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santos Santio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cyprian Tipinski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 孙骋磊 in the 53rd minute of the match. Santos Santio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Yuan in the 57th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Jiang Yuan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santos Santio was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. 58 minutes into the match, Chard United's goalkeeper Santos Santio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jiang Yuan. 59 minutes into the match, Inmortales FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kerem Aktürkoglu came free, but Cyprian Tipinski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 63 minutes Chard United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Darnell Joyce who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Inmortales FC's corner 余博朗 fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Santos Santio quite easily take care of the ball. When 孙骋磊 came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Chard United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that 孙骋磊 couldn't finish the play. When Jiang Yuan came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Inmortales FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jiang Yuan couldn't finish the play. Inmortales FC's Cyprian Tipinski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lamar Arthur in the 77th minute of play. Inmortales FC made a substitution. Christer Johnsson replaced Jiang Yuan. In the 95th minute, Christer Johnsson fired away a hard free kick towards the goal. Santos Santio moved to his left, but didn't have to make a save as the ball went out of bounds. Chants of Inmortales FC echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Chard United had held the ball for most of the match.
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