U18 World League

苏州奥体中心
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Didi Ning started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Darren Dryburgh managed to get in a good position for a shot. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's supporters rose to their feet, but Darren Dryburgh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Patryk Harendarski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jithu Nagasaki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Patryk Harendarski made a huge save. Jithu Vijiaratnam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patryk Harendarski having to interfere. Beniamin Zdeb hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After 15 played minutes 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by Danish Hongyi. After 16 played minutes, FA Sandtown's Zenon Pieknik shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hafriz Butcher came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FA Sandtown reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Iwan Marut managed to get in a good position for a shot. FA Sandtown's supporters rose to their feet, but Iwan Marut was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hafriz Butcher breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 19 played minutes FA Sandtown got a freekick which was hit by Lucjan Serwach. After 19 played minutes, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Darren Dryburgh shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Patryk Harendarski came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 reached it. Hafriz Butcher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucjan Serwach, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hafriz Butcher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucjan Serwach, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th match minute, FA Sandtown was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beniamin Zdeb to maneuver through the defense. Didi Ning fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patryk Harendarski having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Lucjan Serwach hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 45th minute of the match Faiz Tan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Patryk Harendarski skillfully saved the ball. Danish Hongyi took the ball and in the 48 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Patryk Harendarski. Patryk Harendarski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Iwan Marut to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Danish Hongyi during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of FA Sandtown booed when 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danish Hongyi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Hafriz Butcher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iwan Marut in the 58th minute of play. Patryk Harendarski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Didi Ning in the 59th minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Jithu Nagasaki had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Patryk Harendarski. FA Sandtown's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jithu Nagasaki was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After 67 played minutes FA Sandtown got a freekick which was hit by Zenon Pieknik. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Beniamin Zdeb during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 booed when FA Sandtown was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beniamin Zdeb didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Didi Ning had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Lucjan Serwach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Hafriz Butcher proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 from getting a goal against them. After 81 played minutes 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by Jithu Vijiaratnam. In the 85thth minute of the game Didi Ning who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FA Sandtown's Patryk Harendarski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the FA Sandtown defense, Jithu Nagasaki kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Patryk Harendarski. The FA Sandtown fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Patryk Harendarski should have stopped the shot. Lucjan Serwachs short, quick shot in the 94thth minute got Hafriz Butcher to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 98 minutes, Gerard Hong managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gerard Hong was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Many of FA Sandtown's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. FA Sandtown may have spent more time on the ball, but 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.