Friendly League

侠岚国际体育场
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 洪勇剑 took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Jasmine Kaine 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. Artur Pernambucano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 孔政雄 in the 6th minute of play. The Manly FC fans' excitement grew in the 9th match minute when Manly FC's Robbie Fowler looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Robbie Fowler's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 陶川适 was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. 陶川适 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robbie Fowler in the 19th minute of the match. In the 20th minute of the match Manly FC got a corner. 重庆侠岚队's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mourad Rocchi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Manly FC's Mourad Rocchi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but 陶川适 in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a little luck, Manly FC's Artur Pernambucano got control of the ball when 洪勇剑 tried to sneak it across the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Artur Pernambucano successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 25th minute, 孔政雄 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 重庆侠岚队 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. If 蒋宽泉 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 29 minutes into the match, 重庆侠岚队's 洪勇剑 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Artur Pernambucano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The nice shot from 洪勇剑 in the 29thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Artur Pernambucano had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. In the 38th minute, 孔政雄 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Manly FC's zone, 洪勇剑 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artur Pernambucano came out of the goal and 洪勇剑 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 Mourad Rocchi in the 44th minute of play forced 重庆侠岚队's goalkeeper 陶川适 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 重庆侠岚队's 陶川适 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robbie Fowler in the 46th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

A collision led to 重庆侠岚队 getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. 蒋宽泉 hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Manly FC defense, 洪勇剑 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Artur Pernambucano. The Manly FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Artur Pernambucano should have stopped the shot. 64 minutes into the game, 姚珂棋 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 重庆侠岚队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manly FC the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 63rd minute of the game. One of 重庆侠岚队:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Manly FC:s goal. The goalkeeper, 陶川适, was totally fooled by Manly FC's Robbie Fowler, who 65 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. With a little luck, 重庆侠岚队's 陶川适 got control of the ball when Valentino Panetta tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 70th minute Manly FC were awarded a corner. Mourad Rocchi went to the cornerflag to take it. Jasmine Kaine made a great header on Manly FC's corner, it was just that 重庆侠岚队's 陶川适 managed to reach the ball for a save. After 73 minutes, Mourad Rocchi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manly FC and the 重庆侠岚队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Manly FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Mourad Rocchi hit a great ball. 74 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goal looked a bit too open when 洪勇剑 came free, but Artur Pernambucano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Robbie Fowler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 81st minute Robbie Fowler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 陶川适 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robbie Fowler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 陶川适 having to interfere. After 84 played minutes 重庆侠岚队 got a freekick which was hit by 秦榕克. Manly FC's Jasmine Kaine managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by 姚珂棋 in the 88 minute of the game. Matthias Hanslow took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for 陶川适. 重庆侠岚队's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Manly FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than 重庆侠岚队.