Friendly League

Stade Ville
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute 巩朋银 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joe Ellerby saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kyle Hurdle kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 何银响, 7 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by 史青迪 in the 9th minute of play forced St. Etienne's goalkeeper Joe Ellerby to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Joel Castledine took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for 黄兴亮 to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, 【AC】★御剑堂★天上人间's 史青迪 got a free kick in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harvey Branch in the 16th minute of play forced 【AC】★御剑堂★天上人间's goalkeeper 黄兴亮 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 【AC】★御剑堂★天上人间's 于云阳 got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 24 minutes into the game, 【AC】★御剑堂★天上人间's 史青迪 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joe Ellerby made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 28 minutes into the match, St. Etienne's goal looked a bit too open when 史青迪 came free, but Joe Ellerby reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sebastien Murtagh's late challenge caught a 【AC】★御剑堂★天上人间's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sebastien Murtagh helped the player get up and apologised. After 31 played minutes St. Etienne got a freekick which was hit by Sebastien Murtagh. Joel Castledine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. 黄兴亮 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joel Castledine sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 38 minutes into the match, 【AC】★御剑堂★天上人间's goalkeeper 黄兴亮 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Seth England. 史青迪 scored 1-2 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joe Ellerby, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 43 minutes into the game, 于云阳 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Joe Ellerby was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Felix Chapman kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After 46 played minutes, 【AC】★御剑堂★天上人间's 何银响 shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Joe Ellerby came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in 【AC】★御剑堂★天上人间 reached it.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 于云阳 was the one to do the kick off. 于云阳 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Joe Ellerby made a huge save. Joel Castledine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. 黄兴亮 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. St. Etienne's Joe Ellerby proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save St. Etienne from getting a goal against them. St. Etienne's Joe Ellerby proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save St. Etienne from getting a goal against them. A collision led to St. Etienne getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Joel Castledine hit a great ball. Joe Ellerby showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 史青迪 in the 59th minute of the match. In the 61st minute of the match 何银响 sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Joe Ellerby skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 巩朋银 in the 62nd minute of play forced St. Etienne's goalkeeper Joe Ellerby to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 64 minutes, 巩朋银 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 【AC】★御剑堂★天上人间's supporters crossed their fingers, but 巩朋银 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when 史青迪 got free with Joe Ellerby in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joe Ellerby made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when 史青迪 sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by 巩朋银 in the 68th minute of play forced St. Etienne's goalkeeper Joe Ellerby to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joe Ellerby was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and 史青迪 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 史青迪 really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. 于云阳 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by 史青迪 in the 74th minute of play forced St. Etienne's goalkeeper Joe Ellerby to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 于云阳 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Joe Ellerby made a huge save. 黄兴亮 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harvey Branch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute, Harvey Branch left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The St. Etienne fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. After 84 minutes, Joel Castledine mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the St. Etienne and the 【AC】★御剑堂★天上人间 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 84th minute, Joel Castledine hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joe Ellerby showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 史青迪, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 90th minute 史青迪 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joe Ellerby saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd minute, 于云阳 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 【AC】★御剑堂★天上人间 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. 97 minutes into the match, St. Etienne's goalkeeper Joe Ellerby had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 于云阳. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. 【AC】★御剑堂★天上人间 had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.