League

Unity Arena
Spectators: 9270 (Terracing: 6954, Seating: 2132, VIP seats: 184) Whitney Flanagan made the kick off and thus started the match. Anson Anthony was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Cao Shi Yi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cao Shi Yi really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 9 minutes into the match, Otis Short dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Anson Anthony, 2-0. Whitney Flanagan took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aníbal Lorenzi. Aníbal Lorenzi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. A hard shot 15 in the game by Cao Shi Yi from a close distance when the talented Anson Anthony managed to make a qualified save. AC DeMiRHaN's players were relieved. In the 18th minute, Shelton Flanagan 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. Cao Shi Yi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Anson Anthony made a huge save. Anson Anthony made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Otis Short in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wen Nan Fan in the 27th minute of play forced The Team FC's goalkeeper Aníbal Lorenzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Team FC's Otis Short got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, AC DeMiRHaN's Anson Anthony got control of the ball when Cao Shi Yi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cao Shi Yis short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Anson Anthony to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 32nd minute, Whitney Flanagan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC DeMiRHaN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Shelton Flanagan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Otis Short did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-2 to the left of a surprised Anson Anthony 37 minutes into the match. In the 40th minute, Cao Shi Yi 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. Cao Shi Yi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Anson Anthony made a huge save. Anson Anthony made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Otis Short in the 47th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cao Shi Yi to strike the kick off in the second half. Aníbal Lorenzi made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Whitney Flanagan sent off a good shot on target. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind AC DeMiRHaN's goalkeeper Anson Anthony, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 62nd minute, Grant Foote hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the match, The Team FC's goalkeeper Aníbal Lorenzi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wen Nan Fan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shelton Flanagan in the 66th minute of play forced AC DeMiRHaN's goalkeeper Anson Anthony to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cao Shi Yi in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anson Anthony saved AC DeMiRHaN from getting behind. The Team FC's Shelton Flanagan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Anson Anthony in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 78th match minute, AC DeMiRHaN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zachariasz Tokarczyk to maneuver through the defense. If Gavin Singleton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84thth minute of the game Cao Shi Yi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC DeMiRHaN's Anson Anthony was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Anson Anthony showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cao Shi Yi, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. AC DeMiRHaN's Anson Anthony played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shelton Flanagan in the 87th minute of play. After 89 minutes of play, The Team FC's Gavin Singleton made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anson Anthony was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Zachariasz Tokarczyk was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 95 minutes had been played. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. The Team FC had played much better football throughout.