U21 World League

中国一枝花球场
Spectators: 7973 (Terracing: 5981, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mike Wadham kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, Vic Burrows cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. 史鹏珂 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 5th minute, Chinagorom 赵云 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. After a rather tough play, Leicester Lions's Patryk Plučinský got a free kick in the 7th minute. 史鹏珂 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vic Burrows's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ian Osborn in the 14th minute of play forced 【FLY】Starting Over's goalkeeper 史鹏珂 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the game, Patryk Plučinský cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. 史鹏珂 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 24 minutes into the match, Leicester Lions's goal looked a bit too open when 于 根伟 came free, but Callum Barratt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Leicester Lions's Patryk Plučinský got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute 于 根伟 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Callum Barratt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ian Osborn in the 30th minute of play forced 【FLY】Starting Over's goalkeeper 史鹏珂 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chinagorom 赵云 in the 32nd minute of play forced Leicester Lions's goalkeeper Callum Barratt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ian Osborn in the 34th minute of play forced 【FLY】Starting Over's goalkeeper 史鹏珂 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Huey Porter in the 36th minute of play forced 【FLY】Starting Over's goalkeeper 史鹏珂 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ian Osborn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Chinagorom 赵云 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The 【FLY】Starting Over players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Leicester Lions were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Chinagorom 赵云 made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Leicester Lions's goalkeeper Callum Barratt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Leicester Lions getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Mike Wadham hit a great ball. Callum Barratt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chinagorom 赵云 in the 59th minute of the match. 史鹏珂 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ian Osborn in the 72nd minute. When 【FLY】Starting Over's 于 根伟 in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Leicester Lions's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice moves Ian Osborn could shoot a difficult shot in the 79th minute, which 史鹏珂 however easily saved by the left post. Callum Barratt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chinagorom 赵云, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 87 minutes into the match, Chinagorom 赵云 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Callum Barratt. Leicester Lions's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chinagorom 赵云 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. After a defensive mix-up in 【FLY】Starting Over's zone, Huey Porter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 史鹏珂 came out of the goal and Huey Porter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Leicester Lions players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for 【FLY】Starting Over.