U21 World League

AA Arena
Spectators: 7965 (Terracing: 5975, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Houston Floyd started the match with the kick off. 白桦诚 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Vern McAllister tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 6 played minutes ≮王者归来≯小赌怡情 got a freekick which was hit by 雷崇霆. In the 9th minute, Luke Skywalker got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 11th match minute, ≮王者归来≯小赌怡情 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 龚彬悦 to maneuver through the defense. ≮王者归来≯小赌怡情's 朱风战 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristofer Loyd in the 14th minute of play. Vern McAllister showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 白桦诚, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Vern McAllister made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 沈皓磊 in the 32nd minute of play. 朱风战 was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Houston Floyd capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Houston Floyd really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After 43 played minutes ≮王者归来≯小赌怡情 got a freekick which was hit by 韩博洋. After a defensive mix-up in ≮王者归来≯小赌怡情's zone, Houston Floyd stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 朱风战 came out of the goal and Houston Floyd tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Costanza in the 47th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯小赌怡情's goalkeeper 朱风战 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 沈皓磊 made a kick off. In the 54th minute 沈皓磊 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vern McAllister saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 沈皓磊 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Costanza in the 56th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯小赌怡情's goalkeeper 朱风战 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 白桦诚 in the 58th minute of play forced American Airlines's goalkeeper Vern McAllister to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th match minute, ≮王者归来≯小赌怡情 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 沈皓磊 to maneuver through the defense. If 沈皓磊 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that 沈皓磊's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vern McAllister was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. In the 66th minute 沈皓磊 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vern McAllister saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of American Airlines booed when ≮王者归来≯小赌怡情 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. 吴镇威 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute, 赵然震 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ≮王者归来≯小赌怡情 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 朱风战 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Costanza in the 76th minute of the match. 徐邦国 hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute Houston Floyd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 朱风战 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 83 played minutes 沈皓磊 rounded American Airlines's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-2. George Costanza kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. American Airlines's Vern McAllister proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save American Airlines from getting a goal against them. If George Costanza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 91 minutes into the match, American Airlines's goal looked a bit too open when 沈皓磊 came free, but Vern McAllister reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vern McAllister showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 沈皓磊, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 96th minute, 沈皓磊 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The American Airlines supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ≮王者归来≯小赌怡情's performance. The match ended with a win for ≮王者归来≯小赌怡情.