World League

White Hart Lane
Spectators: 7640 (Terracing: 5731, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) Benjamin Malvin made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Franz Midgley sent off a good shot on target. Jeffrey Inman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Benjamin Malvin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 8 minutes into the match, T H F C's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Ireno came free, but Luke Bush reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9thth minute of the game Xiao Fan Jing who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but T H F C's Luke Bush was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. FK LIQENORET's Benjamin Malvin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matt Friend in the 11th minute of play. Xiao Fan Jing blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luke Bush having to make a save. Dé 凌统 might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luke Bush. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dé 凌统 ran back to his position shaking his head. Luke Bush made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Ireno in the 21st minute of play. Luke Bush showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xiao Fan Jing in the 24th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Xiao Fan Jing had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luke Bush. T H F C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xiao Fan Jing was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Luke Bush took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tedi Male, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, FK LIQENORET's Benjamin Malvin got control of the ball when Matt Friend tried to sneak it across the goal line. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by FK LIQENORET's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Gillow was slow to take the kick. During this time T H F C's players had a chance to rest. The corner led T H F C's Daniel Gillow to fire away a dangerous shot which Benjamin Malvin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 37th minute, Tedi Male left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FK LIQENORET fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. FK LIQENORET's Xiao Fan Jing got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With his leg Benjamin Malvin managed to avoid a goal in the 44thth minute, when T H F C's Franz Midgley fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

T H F C made a substitution. Shawn Coulson replaced Donny Beckwith. T H F C made a substitution. Kristopher Cavanagh replaced Dave Hartley. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Franz Midgley was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in T H F C's zone, Xiao Fan Jing stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luke Bush came out of the goal and Xiao Fan Jing tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 60th minute Xiao Fan Jing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Bush saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tedi Male's late challenge caught a T H F C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tedi Male helped the player get up and apologised. In the 62nd match minute, FK LIQENORET was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tedi Male to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind FK LIQENORET's goalkeeper Benjamin Malvin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Benjamin Malvin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franz Midgley in the 65th minute of the match. Luke Bush stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xiao Fan Jing's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Dé 凌统 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tedi Male was shown his second yellow card after 74 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Tedi Male kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Fabian Palla kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Gillow in the 82nd minute of play forced FK LIQENORET's goalkeeper Benjamin Malvin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shawn Coulson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benjamin Malvin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shawn Coulson in the 88th minute of play. Kristopher Cavanagh hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. 91 minutes into the match, T H F C's goal looked a bit too open when Xiao Fan Jing came free, but Luke Bush reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Gillow recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FK LIQENORET walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.