U23 World League

Ampthill Park
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. He Bing Le started the match with the kick off. Travis Walters made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhuang Hong in the 2nd minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, He Bing Le cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Travis Walters was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind 【AC】Romagnoli『湘☆军』's goalkeeper 曹辰天, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Ampthill FC booed when 【AC】Romagnoli『湘☆军』 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ke Zheng Han didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cao Chuan Zheng succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 11th playminute. In the 15th minute, Tod Hay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ampthill FC's Travis Walters played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Jian Qiang in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Tod Hay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Liu Jian Qiang recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Ampthill FC booed when 【AC】Romagnoli『湘☆军』 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ke Zheng Han didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute, Yang Yang Xiang left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 【AC】Romagnoli『湘☆军』 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 曹辰天 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Speed in the 40th minute of play. Ampthill FC's Travis Walters played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by He Bing Le in the 46th minute of play. Travis Walters didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hu Nan went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

53 minutes into the match, Ampthill FC's goal looked a bit too open when He Bing Le came free, but Travis Walters reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Travis Walters took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hu Nan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zhuang Hong could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Travis Walters made a huge save. Ampthill FC's Travis Walters played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by He Bing Le in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute Marcelino Playo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 曹辰天 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zhuang Hong during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Zhuang Hong hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 67 minutes into the game, Neil Ginn was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ampthill FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 【AC】Romagnoli『湘☆军』 the free kick. Neil Ginn hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. 【AC】Romagnoli『湘☆军』 made a substitution. Lin Xiong Fei replaced Zhuang Hong. After 69 played minutes Ampthill FC got a freekick which was hit by Neil Ginn. Yan Feng Fan scored 1-4 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Travis Walters, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tod Hay hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Lin Xiong Fei succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-5 in the 76th playminute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lin Xiong Fei got free with Travis Walters in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Ampthill FC's Marcelino Playo got a free kick in the 79th minute. Lin Xiong Fei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 【AC】Romagnoli『湘☆军』's 曹辰天 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelino Playo in the 83rd minute of play. Travis Walters took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ke Zheng Han, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of 【AC】Romagnoli『湘☆军』 booed when Ampthill FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Russ Blacknell didn't get a good kick on the ball. 98 minutes into the game, 【AC】Romagnoli『湘☆军』's He Bing Le nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Travis Walters made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. 【AC】Romagnoli『湘☆军』'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.