Friendly League

河北保定玄武队
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 庄崇银 started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the game, ≮China≯烟雨朦胧是江南's 彭光彬 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 梅浩光 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. If 庄崇银 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 12th minute, 范延荣 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 姚浩彬 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 梅浩光 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 彭光彬, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. A collision led to ≮China≯永远的冠军 getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. 狄永乐 hit a great ball. 彭光彬 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 孟梁锋 charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 孟梁锋 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ≮China≯永远的冠军 getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. 孟梁锋 hit a great ball. If 姚浩彬 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 庄峰兴 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 胡飞宽, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in ≮China≯永远的冠军's zone, 彭光彬 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 梅浩光 came out of the goal and 彭光彬 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 35th minute 彭光彬 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 梅浩光 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 梅浩光 was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and 庄崇银 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 庄崇银 really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 43rd minute, ≮China≯烟雨朦胧是江南's 肖洋义 ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind 梅浩光. 梅浩光 yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. After having played for 46 minutes, 彭光彬 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ≮China≯烟雨朦胧是江南's supporters crossed their fingers, but 彭光彬 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 胡飞宽 to strike the kick off in the second half. ≮China≯烟雨朦胧是江南's 庄峰兴 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 胡飞宽 in the 54th minute of play. In the 56th minute, 彭光彬 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ≮China≯烟雨朦胧是江南 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. If 庄崇银 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, 严奕翔 managed to get in a good position for a shot. ≮China≯永远的冠军's supporters rose to their feet, but 严奕翔 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 庄峰兴 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of ≮China≯永远的冠军 booed when ≮China≯烟雨朦胧是江南 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. 方耀平 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute, 狄永乐 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 梅浩光 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 彭光彬's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. 姚浩彬 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. 梅浩光 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that 庄崇银's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 梅浩光 was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 姚浩彬 in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 梅浩光 saved ≮China≯永远的冠军 from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 彭光彬 in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 梅浩光 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 83 minutes into the match, ≮China≯永远的冠军's goal looked a bit too open when 姚浩彬 came free, but 梅浩光 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 彭光彬's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 梅浩光 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. In the 86thth minute of the game 姚浩彬 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ≮China≯永远的冠军's 梅浩光 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 87 minutes into the match, 彭光彬 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 梅浩光. ≮China≯永远的冠军's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 彭光彬 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. 彭光彬 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 孙伟桑 scored 5-1 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 庄峰兴, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. ≮China≯烟雨朦胧是江南 had played much better football throughout.