Immortal Stadium
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125,
Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jiang Yuan kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Robertas Poškus 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. When Jiang Yuan came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Inmortales FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jiang Yuan couldn't finish the play. In the 6th minute, Andrew Reilly hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute, Robertas Poškus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in The Northmen Army's zone, Jiang Yuan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stig Bengtsson came out of the goal and Jiang Yuan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 0-1 became the score in the 15th minute when Christian Olofsson elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Cyprian Tipinski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hershel Guertin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, Inmortales FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marc Lagerberg came free, but Cyprian Tipinski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Darnell Joyce had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 24 minutes into the match, The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Stig Bengtsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jiang Yuan. Jiang Yuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jiang Yuan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 33rdth minute tested the skills of Stig Bengtsson when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Jiang Yuan took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Stig Bengtsson to make any attempt to save it. In the 38th minute, Jiang Yuan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Stig Bengtsson. The goal made the score 4-1. 44 minutes into the match, The Northmen Army's goal looked a bit too open when Jiang Yuan came free, but Stig Bengtsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stig Bengtsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robertas Poškus, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. With his leg Stig Bengtsson managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when Inmortales FC's Jiang Yuan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-1.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Christian Olofsson was the one to do the kick off. Stig Bengtsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jiang Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Stig Bengtsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jiang Yuan in the 52nd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, The Northmen Army's goal looked a bit too open when Jiang Yuan came free, but Stig Bengtsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stig Bengtsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darnell Joyce in the 55th minute of the match. When Inmortales FC's Darnell Joyce, in the 56th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Inmortales FC. Stig Bengtsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Darnell Joyce's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. With a little luck, Inmortales FC's Cyprian Tipinski got control of the ball when Hershel Guertin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cyprian Tipinski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Olofsson in the 59th minute. Santos Wilkes charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santos Wilkes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Santos Wilkes kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. The Northmen Army made a substitution. Teobald Polakowski replaced Christian Olofsson. Jiang Yuan scored 5-1 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stig Bengtsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Stig Bengtsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jiang Yuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Northmen Army's Stig Bengtsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jiang Yuan in the 70th minute of play. After having played for 72 minutes, Darnell Joyce managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Inmortales FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Darnell Joyce was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darnell Joyce in the 74th minute of play forced The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Stig Bengtsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Northmen Army's Stig Bengtsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jiang Yuan in the 77th minute of play. Inmortales FC's Jeffrey Cortez was substituted for Jiang Yuan. After a rather tough play, The Northmen Army's Teobald Polakowski got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Jeffrey Cortez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 86 minutes into the match, The Northmen Army's goal looked a bit too open when Jeffrey Cortez came free, but Stig Bengtsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeffrey Cortez in the 87th minute of play forced The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Stig Bengtsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stig Bengtsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeffrey Cortez, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 93rdth minute of the game Jeffrey Cortez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Northmen Army's Stig Bengtsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Inmortales FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while The Northmen Army had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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