Friendly League

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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) SnapperHeads F.C.'s Dale Mcquoid started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 李剑亮 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With an all-out effort, ◇Mz.梦◆糖球's Clay Oconnell threw himself towards the right post 4 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from 李剑亮, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Clay Oconnell came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by ◇Mz.梦◆糖球's Milosz Golob. But to his dismay, Milosz Golob quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 12 minutes into the game, 李剑亮 recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Clay Oconnell. 李剑亮 showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Milosz Golob's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 17thth minute, Clay Oconnell skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by SnapperHeads F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. 李剑亮 was slow to take the kick. During this time ◇Mz.梦◆糖球's players had a chance to rest. 34 minutes into the game, 李剑亮 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Clay Oconnell was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When 李剑亮 came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the ◇Mz.梦◆糖球 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that 李剑亮 couldn't finish the play. A collision led to SnapperHeads F.C. getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Humphry Kreck hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that 李剑亮's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Clay Oconnell was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. 42 minutes into the match, SnapperHeads F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when 李剑亮 came free, but Clay Oconnell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 44 minutes, 傅岩彬 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ◇Mz.梦◆糖球 and the SnapperHeads F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ◇Mz.梦◆糖球's 傅岩彬 got a free kick in the 44th minute. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Milosz Golob to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in SnapperHeads F.C.'s zone, 李剑亮 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Clay Oconnell came out of the goal and 李剑亮 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Humphry Kreck got a throw-in 63 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Dawson Brütsch. In the 64th minute, 李剑亮 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ◇Mz.梦◆糖球 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Crawford Bennett recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Clay Oconnell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 李剑亮 in the 81st minute of the match. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind SnapperHeads F.C.'s goalkeeper Clay Oconnell, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Clay Oconnell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 李剑亮, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 89 minutes into the match, SnapperHeads F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when 李剑亮 came free, but Clay Oconnell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, SnapperHeads F.C.'s Tom Lander sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 倪威轩 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With 95 minutes on the clock, Tito Castillo commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ◇Mz.梦◆糖球 had won after a very even match.