U23 League

Ashcroft Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 朱沙超 got the match started through his kick off. 忠 张飞's late challenge caught a ≮王者归来≯烟墩路绿洲游骑兵's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 忠 张飞 helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, 天津河北区猛龙联队's 忠 张飞 got a free kick in the 5th minute. ≮王者归来≯烟墩路绿洲游骑兵's Timoteo Irrintzi got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 杨勇凌 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 孙桦誉, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 周斌渊 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timoteo Irrintzi in the 15th minute of play. After a rather tough play, ≮王者归来≯烟墩路绿洲游骑兵's 邱邦挺 got a free kick in the 17th minute. ≮王者归来≯烟墩路绿洲游骑兵's 杨勇凌 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 朱沙超 in the 18th minute of play. In the 23rd match minute, 天津河北区猛龙联队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 朱沙超 to maneuver through the defense. 周斌渊 was a little too slow when Timoteo Irrintzi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 28th minute. The score was now 2-0. 34 minutes into the match, 天津河北区猛龙联队's goalkeeper 周斌渊 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Timoteo Irrintzi. If Timoteo Irrintzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 38 minutes into the match, 天津河北区猛龙联队's goalkeeper 周斌渊 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Timoteo Irrintzi. In the 43rd minute, ≮王者归来≯烟墩路绿洲游骑兵's Timoteo Irrintzi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind 周斌渊. 周斌渊 yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Timoteo Irrintzi was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timoteo Irrintzi in the 51st minute of play forced 天津河北区猛龙联队's goalkeeper 周斌渊 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Timoteo Irrintzi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Timoteo Irrintzi might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 周斌渊. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Timoteo Irrintzi ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the 天津河北区猛龙联队 defense, Timoteo Irrintzi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 周斌渊. The 天津河北区猛龙联队 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 周斌渊 should have stopped the shot. Timoteo Irrintzi might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 周斌渊. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Timoteo Irrintzi ran back to his position shaking his head. 64 minutes into the match, 天津河北区猛龙联队's goal looked a bit too open when Timoteo Irrintzi came free, but 周斌渊 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Timoteo Irrintzi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 周斌渊 having to make a save. 周斌渊 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timoteo Irrintzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 69th minute Timoteo Irrintzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 周斌渊 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 史轩镇 charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 史轩镇 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 70th minute, 史轩镇 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 周斌渊 came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by ≮王者归来≯烟墩路绿洲游骑兵's Timoteo Irrintzi. But to his dismay, Timoteo Irrintzi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. In the 78th minute, 史轩镇 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 周斌渊 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Timoteo Irrintzi's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. 96 minutes into the match, 天津河北区猛龙联队's goal looked a bit too open when Timoteo Irrintzi came free, but 周斌渊 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. ≮王者归来≯烟墩路绿洲游骑兵 had played much better football throughout.