U18 League

苏州奥体中心
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rachid Bellemou Messaoud started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alam Chan in the 3rd minute of play forced Chipley FC's goalkeeper Brahim Mansouri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alam Chan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Brahim Mansouri came out and tried to block the shot, but Alam Chan slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 5th minute. In the 8th minute, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Alam Chan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Sean Yip recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alam Chan got free with Brahim Mansouri in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 15 minutes into the game, Jithu Low cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Brahim Mansouri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alam Chan in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Brahim Mansouri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jerry Hock hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Jithu Low scored 4-0 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Brahim Mansouri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Brahim Mansouri was a little too slow when Alam Chan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 6-0. After a rather tough play, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Sean Yip got a free kick in the 34th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alam Chan in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Brahim Mansouri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 39 minutes of play, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Jithu Low made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Brahim Mansouri was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 44th minute Sean Yip shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brahim Mansouri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alam Chan in the 45th minute of play forced Chipley FC's goalkeeper Brahim Mansouri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Chipley FC's Brahim Mansouri got control of the ball when Jithu Low tried to sneak it across the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 7-0.

The wind increased when Alam Chan made the kick off in the second half. Brahim Mansouri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jithu Low, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute Sean Yip shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brahim Mansouri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brahim Mansouri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerard Hong in the 57th minute of the match. Brahim Mansouri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sean Yip in the 62nd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the game, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Sean Yip nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Brahim Mansouri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. 67 minutes into the game, Jithu Low cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Brahim Mansouri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Brahim Mansouri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sean Yip, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afiq Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Assia Messaoudi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jithu Low took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Brahim Mansouri. Brahim Mansouri dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-0. 79 minutes into the match, Alam Chan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brahim Mansouri. Chipley FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alam Chan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. 82 minutes into the match, Chipley FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sean Yip came free, but Brahim Mansouri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Jithu Low had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brahim Mansouri. Chipley FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jithu Low was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 12-0. In the 89th match minute, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerard Hong to maneuver through the defense. Rachid Bellemou Messaoud received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Afiq Hongyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Chipley FC's Afiq Hongyi threw himself towards the right post 93 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Assia Messaoudi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 95 minutes into the match, Chipley FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jithu Low came free, but Brahim Mansouri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There was no doubt that 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 were the better team. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.