U18 World League

熊猫公园球场
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) 董笑宽's late challenge caught a Rangers FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 董笑宽 helped the player get up and apologised. After 7 played minutes 江苏YZJ联队 got a freekick which was hit by 董笑宽. 12 minutes into the game, Bradley Carr was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rangers FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 江苏YZJ联队 the free kick. The supporters of 江苏YZJ联队 booed when Rangers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bradley Carr didn't get a good kick on the ball. 董笑宽 who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 13thth minute tested the skills of Fergus Fairbairn when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ron McLeish blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 洪夕银 having to make a save. 洪夕银 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stevie McGilvray in the 22nd minute of the match. Stevie McGilvray received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. 洪夕银 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 刘鹏洲 in the 27thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fergus Fairbairn, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 洪夕银 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stevie McGilvray, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Fergus Fairbairn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 曲棋耀, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rangers FC's Fergus Fairbairn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 刘鹏洲 in the 36th minute of play. 刘鹏洲 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Fergus Fairbairn made a huge save. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Rangers FC's goalkeeper Fergus Fairbairn, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 43rd minute of the match, 曲棋耀 tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fergus Fairbairn saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Danny Gilespie was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 苏钢风 during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th minute, 苏钢风 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 洪夕银 was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ron McLeish. Tyler McCraw hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After 60 minutes of play, 江苏YZJ联队's 刘鹏洲 made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fergus Fairbairn was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by 毛杰榕 in the 63rd minute of play forced Rangers FC's goalkeeper Fergus Fairbairn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fergus Fairbairn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 刘鹏洲 went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, 陆岚帆 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 江苏YZJ联队's supporters rose to their feet, but 陆岚帆 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fergus Fairbairn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 傅宁辰 charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 傅宁辰 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 71 played minutes 江苏YZJ联队 got a freekick which was hit by 傅宁辰. 71 minutes into the match, Rangers FC's Ron McLeish broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When Danny Gilespie fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rangers FC's protests and gave Danny Gilespie a yellow card for diving instead. After 75 played minutes Rangers FC got a freekick which was hit by Danny Gilespie. If 刘鹏洲 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 80 minutes into the match, 江苏YZJ联队's 曲棋耀 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fergus Fairbairn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 洪夕银 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Danny Gilespie's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. The supporters of 江苏YZJ联队 booed when Rangers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bradley Carr didn't get a good kick on the ball. 董笑宽 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 92nd minute, 曲棋耀 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 江苏YZJ联队 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The 江苏YZJ联队 fans cheered their team off the field, for while Rangers FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.