Toho Tokio Stadion
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729,
Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gwidon Patora kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Toho's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gwidon Patora was slow to take the kick. During this time Veth Crystals's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Liang in the 10th minute of play forced Veth Crystals's goalkeeper Marcos Lama to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by He Lin Di in the 12th minute of play forced FC Toho's goalkeeper Tobias Glöden to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Toho's Kristof Dülberg got a free kick in the 12th minute. Tobias Glöden took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos-Armando Valderrama, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Veth Crystals's Marcos Lama played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feng Lin Jie in the 15th minute of play. 16 minutes in the game Carlos-Armando Valderrama did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Teofil Walczyk. An unexpectedly hard shot by He Lin Di in the 17th minute of play forced FC Toho's goalkeeper Tobias Glöden to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Lama showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feng Lin Jie, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Xu Liangs short, quick shot in the 20thth minute got Marcos Lama to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 21st minute FC Toho were awarded a corner. Kristof Dülberg went to the cornerflag to take it. Tobias Glöden made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos-Armando Valderrama in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Veth Crystals's Mei Zheng Hai seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mei Zheng Hai the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Veth Crystals protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mei Zheng Hai had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. FC Toho's Kristof Dülberg got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 32 minutes into the game, Veth Crystals's Gwidon Patora nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tobias Glöden made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Marcos Lama made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xu Liang in the 35th minute. 44 minutes into the match, Feng Lin Jie notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Veth Crystals's Marcos Lama. Marcos Lama was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.
The wind increased when Xu Liang made the kick off in the second half. 59 minutes in the game Carlos-Armando Valderrama did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Teofil Walczyk. After 61 minutes, Teofil Walczyk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Veth Crystals and the FC Toho players grew even worse after the yellow card. 2-1 became the score in the 70th minute when Xu Liang elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 74th minute Xu Liang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Lama saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Veth Crystals's Tobias Glöden threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Carlos-Armando Valderrama, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Toho's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gwidon Patora was slow to take the kick. During this time Veth Crystals's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to Veth Crystals's Teofil Walczyk getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After a rather tough play, Veth Crystals's Nedas Jameikis got a free kick in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Liang in the 80th minute of play forced Veth Crystals's goalkeeper Marcos Lama to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tobias Glöden showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos-Armando Valderrama in the 81st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Liang in the 83rd minute of play forced Veth Crystals's goalkeeper Marcos Lama to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tobias Glöden showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos-Armando Valderrama, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 88 minutes into the game, FC Toho's Feng Lin Jie nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Lama made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. In the 93rd minute, Nedas Jameikis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute of the match Kristof Dülberg shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcos Lama showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 94 minutes, He Lin Di mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Veth Crystals and the FC Toho players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Veth Crystals getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. He Lin Di hit a great ball. After 96 played minutes, FC Toho's Kristof Dülberg shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marcos Lama came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Toho reached it. If Carlos-Armando Valderrama had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Veth Crystals's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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