U18 World League

层台累榭
Spectators: 9253 (Terracing: 6941, Seating: 2128, VIP seats: 184) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Brynn Mortimer got the match started through his kick off. 马强彬 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mark Greaves came out and tried to block the shot, but 马强彬 slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. In the 7th match minute, 【AC】浙江宁海『ＤＩＮ』 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 陶常斐 to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, 【AC】浙江宁海『ＤＩＮ』's Mark Greaves threw himself towards the right post 9 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from 马强彬, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brynn Mortimer in the 16th minute of play forced 【AC】浙江宁海『ＤＩＮ』's goalkeeper 吕天泉 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute of the match Heavenly Hooters got a corner. 【AC】浙江宁海『ＤＩＮ』's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Frank Snowden ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mark Greaves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 马强彬, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vic Bates charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vic Bates the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 23rd match minute, Heavenly Hooters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vic Bates to maneuver through the defense. Mark Greaves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 马强彬, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Heavenly Hooters's Mark Greaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 马强彬 in the 25th minute of play. Mark Greaves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 马强彬 went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, 【AC】浙江宁海『ＤＩＮ』's 郑康坤 got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 吕天泉 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brynn Mortimer in the 34th minute of the match. In the 37thth minute of the game 马强彬 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Heavenly Hooters's Mark Greaves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to 【AC】浙江宁海『ＤＩＮ』 getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. 郑康坤 hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 马强彬 in the 45th minute of play forced Heavenly Hooters's goalkeeper Mark Greaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Heavenly Hooters's Mark Greaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 马强彬 in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Heavenly Hooters's Romeo Rain was substituted for Scott Durrant. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 傅磊克 made a kick off. 吕天泉 made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Ray Howson sent off a good shot on target. 吕天泉 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brynn Mortimer in the 65th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ray Howson in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 吕天泉 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 70th minute, 郑康坤 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Heavenly Hooters booed when 【AC】浙江宁海『ＤＩＮ』 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. 郑康坤 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 汪铮昂 kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Frank Snowden's shot from long distance in the 75th minute was not bad at all, but 【AC】浙江宁海『ＤＩＮ』's 吕天泉 knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Piers Peacock kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. When Frank Snowden came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Heavenly Hooters fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Frank Snowden couldn't finish the play. 吕天泉 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Brynn Mortimer in the 83rd minute. Frank Snowden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The 【AC】浙江宁海『ＤＩＮ』 players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.