U23 World League

Thames Park
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Tomas Persson made the kick off and thus started the match. Austin Hazell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 刘枫挺, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Austin Hazell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 于 根伟 in the 6th minute of play. After 6 minutes of play, ≮王者归来≯LIVENTUS LEO™ FC's 于 根伟 made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Austin Hazell was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Henley on Thames United defense, 于 根伟 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Austin Hazell. The Henley on Thames United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Austin Hazell should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by 于 根伟 in the 14th minute of play forced Henley on Thames United's goalkeeper Austin Hazell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, 龙宁傲 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ≮王者归来≯LIVENTUS LEO™ FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. When ≮王者归来≯LIVENTUS LEO™ FC's 于 根伟 in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Henley on Thames United's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 于 根伟 in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Austin Hazell saved Henley on Thames United from getting behind. The audience was convinced that 于 根伟's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Austin Hazell was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. In the 24th minute, 于 根伟 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ≮王者归来≯LIVENTUS LEO™ FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Austin Hazell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 于 根伟, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Glenn Westwood blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 王烽旭 having to make a save. 龙宁傲 took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Austin Hazell. Austin Hazell dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5. In the 45th minute, 刘枫挺 made a precise shot to the right of Austin Hazell. Henley on Thames United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-6. The Henley on Thames United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ≮王者归来≯LIVENTUS LEO™ FC were winning 2-6.

Thanks to some nice moves 龙宁傲 could shoot a difficult shot in the 52nd minute, which Austin Hazell however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rainerio Buche in the 54th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯LIVENTUS LEO™ FC's goalkeeper 王烽旭 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute, João Vítor Donato left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Henley on Thames United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-6. Austin Hazell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 刘枫挺 in the 63rd minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Glenn Westwood had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 王烽旭. ≮王者归来≯LIVENTUS LEO™ FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Glenn Westwood was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-6. In the 74th minute, João Vítor Donato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of ≮王者归来≯LIVENTUS LEO™ FC booed when Henley on Thames United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Vítor Donato didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when 刘枫挺 got free with Austin Hazell in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 于 根伟 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Austin Hazell came out and tried to block the shot, but 于 根伟 slotted it home off the left post making it 4-7 in the 81st minute. Henley on Thames United's Brendon Barnes was substituted for Rick Holt. 王烽旭 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from João Vítor Donato went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-7 was the resulting score. In the 89th minute João Vítor Donato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 王烽旭 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Persson got free with Austin Hazell in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ≮王者归来≯LIVENTUS LEO™ FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.