U23 World League

ANFIELD
Spectators: 8139 (Terracing: 6105, Seating: 1872, VIP seats: 162) Atak Ferdi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atak Ferdi in the 4th minute of play forced Hlonda Boyz's goalkeeper Zhou Zhen Peng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zhou Zhen Peng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Atak Ferdi in the 9th minute. Zhou Zhen Peng made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Jesper Håkansson sent off a good shot on target. The throw-in from Jan Thomas in the 15th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Hlonda Boyz's Maciej Wietrzychowski. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC LIVERPOOL fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 16th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Hlonda Boyz a penalty, 17 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Benedykt Zakrzewski, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC LIVERPOOL's Tommy Thompson. 0-1. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC LIVERPOOL's goalkeeper Tommy Thompson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 25thth minute of the game Izydor Turacki who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC LIVERPOOL's Tommy Thompson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Atak Ferdi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Zhou Zhen Peng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tommy Thompson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kong Cheng Xi in the 30th minute of play. With a little luck, Hlonda Boyz's Zhou Zhen Peng got control of the ball when Dan Rowell tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dan Rowell in the 35thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zhou Zhen Peng, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Dan Rowell took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Zhou Zhen Peng to make any attempt to save it. 42 minutes into the game, Jimmy Muir threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC LIVERPOOL's Jonny Fingers quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Zhou Zhen Peng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jamal Higgins, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Atak Ferdi took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Zhou Zhen Peng to make any attempt to save it. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Zhou Zhen Peng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jamal Higgins in the 54th minute of the match. With his leg Tommy Thompson managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when Hlonda Boyz's Kong Cheng Xi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Zhou Zhen Peng didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Atak Ferdi went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. 63 minutes into the match, Hlonda Boyz's goal looked a bit too open when Atak Ferdi came free, but Zhou Zhen Peng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tommy Thompson made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Kong Cheng Xi sent off a good shot on target. After 67 minutes of play, Hlonda Boyz's Kong Cheng Xi made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tommy Thompson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zhou Zhen Peng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jamal Higgins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tommy Thompson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ryan Giggs in the 77th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Hlonda Boyz's goal looked a bit too open when Atak Ferdi came free, but Zhou Zhen Peng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When FC LIVERPOOL's Atak Ferdi in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hlonda Boyz's goalie prevented a goal. FC LIVERPOOL's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Piotr Malarczyk in the 81st minute. Tommy Thompson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kong Cheng Xi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-3 in the 83 minute of play. The supporters of Hlonda Boyz booed when FC LIVERPOOL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. 姚挺冰 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maciej Wietrzychowski charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maciej Wietrzychowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 94 played minutes Hlonda Boyz got a freekick which was hit by Maciej Wietrzychowski. After 95 played minutes, FC LIVERPOOL's Jesper Håkansson shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Zhou Zhen Peng came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC LIVERPOOL reached it. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the FC LIVERPOOL players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.