World League

成都漫步者
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) 成都漫步者队's 林文树 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 倪亮乐 charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 倪亮乐 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Long Yin Lin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Saville, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute, Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Long Yin Lin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Dan Saville sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Long Yin Lin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geoffrey De Bougne, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After 21 played minutes 成都漫步者队 got a freekick which was hit by 赵松翔. After some careless play in the 成都漫步者队 defense, Dan Saville kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Long Yin Lin. The 成都漫步者队 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Long Yin Lin should have stopped the shot. After 28 minutes 成都漫步者队's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Geoffrey De Bougne who took care of the corner kick. Julian Orling was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Manchester City's Frank Pearce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 林文树 in the 30th minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of 成都漫步者队's Long Yin Lin. Long Yin Lin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 38th minute, Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki made a precise shot to the right of Long Yin Lin. 成都漫步者队's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. 吕益政 kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Dan Saville got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 42 minutes into the match, 成都漫步者队's goal looked a bit too open when Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki came free, but Long Yin Lin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Manchester City booed when 成都漫步者队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. 赵松翔 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 成都漫步者队's Long Yin Lin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki in the 44th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki was the one to do the kick off. 任翀海 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 52 minutes into the match, Dan Saville dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Long Yin Lin, 0-7. 成都漫步者队's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Dan Saville scored to the left of an out of position Long Yin Lin, making the score, 0-8. Manchester City made a substitution. Anthony Carey replaced Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki. The supporters of Manchester City booed when 成都漫步者队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. 吕益政 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geoffrey De Bougne took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Long Yin Lin. 成都漫步者队's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 成都漫步者队's defense didn't have a chance, in the 62nd minute, when Geoffrey De Bougne scored to the left of an out of position Long Yin Lin, making the score, 0-9. After having played for 67 minutes, Anthony Carey managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manchester City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anthony Carey was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Long Yin Lin was a little too slow when Anthony Carey got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 0-10. Anthony Carey struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Long Yin Lin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manchester City. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anthony Carey got free with Long Yin Lin in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 96th minute, 成都漫步者队's 吕益政 seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed 吕益政 the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of 成都漫步者队 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and 吕益政 had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 96th minute, one of 成都漫步者队:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for 成都漫步者队. When the match had been going on for 99 minutes, Manchester City's Geoffrey De Bougne got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Long Yin Lin. Manchester City's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.