U21 World League

The Betsy Stadium
Spectators: 7771 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tristram Gower started the match with the kick off. Liam Durrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aan 陈奕迅, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aan 陈奕迅 in the 5th minute of play forced Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalkeeper Liam Durrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tristram Gower fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aan 曹操 having to interfere. 8 minutes into the match, ☆冰谷☆〓嗜血〓秀念师兄's goalkeeper Aan 曹操 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tristram Gower. Aan 曹操 made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Tristram Gower sent off a good shot on target. After 19 minutes, Brian Gibbons mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Staffordshire Terrier FC and the ☆冰谷☆〓嗜血〓秀念师兄 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Staffordshire Terrier FC's Brian Gibbons got a free kick in the 19th minute. If 袁西沙 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute, 胡树桑 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Liam Durrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 张南坤 in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Liam Durrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by 张南坤 in the 36th minute of play forced Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalkeeper Liam Durrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Liam Durrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 胡树桑 in the 38th minute of play. Louie Walker hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the game, 张南坤 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Liam Durrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 43rd minute 胡树桑 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liam Durrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th match minute, Staffordshire Terrier FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brian Gibbons to maneuver through the defense. Liam Durrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 张南坤's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. 张南坤 took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Liam Durrant. Liam Durrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 张南坤 to make the kick off. 胡树桑 came free with the goalkeeper in the 53rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Liam Durrant could save by the left post. Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Aan 陈奕迅 58 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. In the 63rd minute, 胡树桑 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ☆冰谷☆〓嗜血〓秀念师兄 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Liam Durrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aan 陈奕迅, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 67th minute, Les Howard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Liam Durrant made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when 张南坤 sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when 胡树桑 got free with Liam Durrant in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 83 minutes into the match, Staffordshire Terrier FC's goal looked a bit too open when 张南坤 came free, but Liam Durrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 84 played minutes ☆冰谷☆〓嗜血〓秀念师兄 got a freekick which was hit by Aan 张国荣. Liam Durrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 袁西沙, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Tristram Gower sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.