World League

上海虹口足球场
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcos Jurgi started the match with the kick off. Garth Basham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 8th minute Chu Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostislav Kulichev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chu Xi got free with Rostislav Kulichev in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 13th minute, Garth Basham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chu Xi got free with Rostislav Kulichev in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rostislav Kulichev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chu Xi in the 22nd minute. 24 minutes into the match, TRAFFIC FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chu Xi came free, but Rostislav Kulichev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. TRAFFIC FC's Presiyan Tzachev got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of TRAFFIC FC booed when 上海绿地申花足球俱乐部 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Braulio Mercurio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 范帆天 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerardo Claus in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garth Basham in the 28th minute of play forced 上海绿地申花足球俱乐部's goalkeeper 范帆天 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 范帆天 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panagiotis Baltas in the 30th minute of play. If Panagiotis Baltas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. TRAFFIC FC's Rostislav Kulichev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save TRAFFIC FC from getting a goal against them. Rostislav Kulichev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Jurgi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 42 played minutes TRAFFIC FC got a freekick which was hit by Tzvetan Búnev. An unexpectedly hard shot by Braulio Mercurio in the 42nd minute of play forced TRAFFIC FC's goalkeeper Rostislav Kulichev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rostislav Kulichev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Yeo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Chu Xi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 47 played minutes 上海绿地申花足球俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by Chu Xi.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Yeo in the 50th minute of play forced TRAFFIC FC's goalkeeper Rostislav Kulichev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rostislav Kulichev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Jurgi in the 55th minute of play. In the 57th minute Adam Yeo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostislav Kulichev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 范帆天 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gerardo Claus in the 58th minute. Rostislav Kulichev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chu Xi, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 62 minutes into the match, TRAFFIC FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcos Jurgi came free, but Rostislav Kulichev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th minute, Bocho Búrzashki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 67 minutes into the match, Chu Xi notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of TRAFFIC FC's Rostislav Kulichev. Rostislav Kulichev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 69th minute Chu Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostislav Kulichev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rostislav Kulichev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chu Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st match minute, TRAFFIC FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bocho Búrzashki to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute Chu Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostislav Kulichev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute Chu Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostislav Kulichev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 上海绿地申花足球俱乐部's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Braulio Mercurio in the 83rd minute. 86 minutes into the match, TRAFFIC FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chu Xi came free, but Rostislav Kulichev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 蔡志天 during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of TRAFFIC FC booed when 上海绿地申花足球俱乐部 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Braulio Mercurio didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of 上海绿地申花足球俱乐部 booed when TRAFFIC FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerardo Claus didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chu Xi in the 95th minute of play forced TRAFFIC FC's goalkeeper Rostislav Kulichev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The 上海绿地申花足球俱乐部 fans cheered their team off the field, for while TRAFFIC FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.