World League

SUN CITY STADIUM
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Artūras Ronaldo got the match started through his kick off. 莫烽适 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erikas Mikoliūnas having to interfere. The supporters of FC COSA NOSTRA booed when ☆冰谷☆永远的9号『夏冰』 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thabo Shoba didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to FC COSA NOSTRA getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Arturo Brownell hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the match, ☆冰谷☆永远的9号『夏冰』's goalkeeper Ethan Pearce had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Güvenç Altunç. With an all-out effort, FC COSA NOSTRA's Ethan Pearce threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Arturo Brownell, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience was convinced that Helger Kree's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erikas Mikoliūnas was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Artūras Ronaldo in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ethan Pearce prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 31 minutes ☆冰谷☆永远的9号『夏冰』's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stanislaw Trojanowski who took care of the corner kick. A.J. 吕布 made a great header on FC COSA NOSTRA's corner, it was just that ☆冰谷☆永远的9号『夏冰』's Ethan Pearce managed to reach the ball for a save. 33 minutes into the match, FC COSA NOSTRA's Güvenç Altunç sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ethan Pearce narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Stanislaw Trojanowski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Ethan Pearce made a huge save. Through an outstanding action, after 37 minutes, Ethan Pearce successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Ethan Pearce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artūras Ronaldo in the 38th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 许昆亦 during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ☆冰谷☆永远的9号『夏冰』 getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. 许昆亦 hit a great ball. Ethan Pearce stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Güvenç Altunç's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. In the 46th match minute, FC COSA NOSTRA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Slawomir Milan to maneuver through the defense. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

In the 51st match minute, ☆冰谷☆永远的9号『夏冰』 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 许昆亦 to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 52 minutes, Artūras Ronaldo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC COSA NOSTRA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artūras Ronaldo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 54 minutes into the match, FC COSA NOSTRA's goal looked a bit too open when 康诚渊 came free, but Erikas Mikoliūnas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artūras Ronaldo in the 56th minute of play forced ☆冰谷☆永远的9号『夏冰』's goalkeeper Ethan Pearce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Helger Kree fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erikas Mikoliūnas having to interfere. FC COSA NOSTRA's Zhou Zhan Liang was substituted for Güvenç Altunç. ☆冰谷☆永远的9号『夏冰』's Ethan Pearce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Brownell in the 60th minute of play. Ethan Pearce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhou Zhan Liang in the 63rd minute of play. After 65 played minutes ☆冰谷☆永远的9号『夏冰』 got a freekick which was hit by 莫烽适. Ethan Pearce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artūras Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zhou Zhan Liang took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ethan Pearce. Ethan Pearce dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 73 minutes into the match, ☆冰谷☆永远的9号『夏冰』's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislaw Trojanowski came free, but Ethan Pearce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erikas Mikoliūnas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Helger Kree, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeffery Laporte in the 76th minute of play forced FC COSA NOSTRA's goalkeeper Erikas Mikoliūnas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute, Artūras Ronaldo made a precise shot to the right of Ethan Pearce. ☆冰谷☆永远的9号『夏冰』's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After having played for 81 minutes, Artūras Ronaldo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC COSA NOSTRA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artūras Ronaldo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ☆冰谷☆永远的9号『夏冰』's Brice McMullen was substituted for Jeffery Laporte. In the 83rd match minute, ☆冰谷☆永远的9号『夏冰』 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 崔南林 to maneuver through the defense. Ethan Pearce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artūras Ronaldo in the 87th minute of play. 莫烽适 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 93 minutes of play, FC COSA NOSTRA's Zhou Zhan Liang made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ethan Pearce was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC COSA NOSTRA fans cheered their team off the field, for while ☆冰谷☆永远的9号『夏冰』 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.