Friendly League

APOEL Nicosia
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 胡坚兴 took the kick off in the first half of the match. 王升帆 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Kogo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dedan Awino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 胡坚兴 in the 7th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, 胡坚兴 put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Dedan Awino. When 胡坚兴 came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the APOEL Nicosia 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 胡坚兴 couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 胡坚兴 in the 23rd minute of play forced High Coniscliffe's goalkeeper Dedan Awino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in High Coniscliffe's zone, 胡坚兴 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dedan Awino came out of the goal and 胡坚兴 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 28th minute 胡坚兴 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dedan Awino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 胡坚兴 succeeded in the game's 30th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jehovah Keino in the 33rd minute of play forced APOEL Nicosia's goalkeeper 王升帆 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Kogo in the 41st minute of play forced APOEL Nicosia's goalkeeper 王升帆 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The long shot by 石广兴 in the 43rd minute really tested Dedan Awino's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when 潘思星 got free with Dedan Awino in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 48th minute Curtis Akinyi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 王升帆 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Curtis Akinyi made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, High Coniscliffe's goal looked a bit too open when 胡坚兴 came free, but Dedan Awino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd match minute, High Coniscliffe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Curtis Akinyi to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute, Curtis Akinyi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of 王升帆. The goal made the score 2-1. In the 64th minute, 石广兴 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 67 minutes, 王升帆 successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With an all-out effort, High Coniscliffe's 王升帆 threw himself towards the right post 68 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Francis Odinga, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 69th minute, Francis Odinga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The High Coniscliffe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 73rd minute, 潘思星 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The APOEL Nicosia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Dedan Awino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 潘思星 in the 80th minute of play. In the 86th minute Curtis Akinyi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 王升帆 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 88 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for High Coniscliffe! In the 91st minute there was a penalty for APOEL Nicosia. 胡坚兴 stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Dedan Awino. 4-2. Tony Githinji Waheto hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The APOEL Nicosia fans cheered their team off the field, for while High Coniscliffe had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.