World League

HALO Stadium
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Alex Burton started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alex Burton in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Shi Peng Zhan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 5th minute, Alex Burton 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. The audience was convinced that Alex Burton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shi Peng Zhan was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. In the 8th minute, Alex Burton made a precise shot to the right of Shi Peng Zhan. HALO HANGZHOU's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, HALO HANGZHOU's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Burton came free, but Shi Peng Zhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Alex Burton put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Shi Peng Zhan. Shi Peng Zhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Farmer in the 27th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alex Burton in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Shi Peng Zhan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Shi Peng Zhan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alex Burton's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. HALO HANGZHOU's Shi Peng Zhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Farmer in the 32nd minute of play. With an all-out effort, HALO HANGZHOU's Alexander Bird threw himself towards the right post 37 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Desislav Sergeev, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Alexander Bird showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lin Yu Hai, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Alexander Bird showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Desislav Sergeev in the 42nd minute of the match. Mayo's attack was well implemented in the 44th minute, but when Alex Burton was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Desislav Sergeev to make the kick off. Shi Peng Zhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Burton, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Alex Burton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Shi Peng Zhan made a huge save. Mayo were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after HALO HANGZHOU's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nathanial Pitts took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Nathanial Pitts got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Shi Peng Zhan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Des Gill could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Shi Peng Zhan made a huge save. A collision led to HALO HANGZHOU getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Mai Tian Wei hit a great ball. Alex Burton in the 90thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Shi Peng Zhan, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Wu Liang Xu hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. 95 minutes into the game, Qian Rong was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. HALO HANGZHOU's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mayo the free kick. After some careless play in the HALO HANGZHOU defense, Des Gill kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Shi Peng Zhan. The HALO HANGZHOU fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Shi Peng Zhan should have stopped the shot. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Mayo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.