U18 League

Golden Palace
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) An unexpectedly hard shot by 温彬烨 in the 4th minute of play forced Golden Tigers's goalkeeper José Alberto Chilavert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 蔡钢锋 hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in 【AC】★御剑堂★华哥's zone, Esam Al Hashash stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 何渊志 came out of the goal and Esam Al Hashash tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 13th minute, 方悦乐 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. José Alberto Chilavert was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 16th minute 龙战傲 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Alberto Chilavert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, 【AC】★御剑堂★华哥's goal looked a bit too open when Esam Al Hashash came free, but 何渊志 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Alberto Chilavert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 方悦乐 in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes into the game, 【AC】★御剑堂★华哥's 龚冰阳 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Alberto Chilavert made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 25 minutes of play, 【AC】★御剑堂★华哥's 方悦乐 made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. José Alberto Chilavert was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 29th minute 龚冰阳 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Alberto Chilavert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 温彬烨 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Alberto Chilavert having to interfere. Golden Tigers's José Alberto Chilavert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 龚冰阳 in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Ali Al Towatan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Golden Tigers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. 何渊志 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fawaz Boland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half 【AC】★御剑堂★华哥 were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ali Al Towatan was the one to do the kick off. When 【AC】★御剑堂★华哥's 龚冰阳 in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Golden Tigers's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when 龙战傲 got free with José Alberto Chilavert in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 57 minutes into the game, Ali Al Towatan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. 何渊志 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet as 龙战傲 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving José Alberto Chilavert. That made the score 2-4 in the 60 minute of play. With a little luck, Golden Tigers's José Alberto Chilavert got control of the ball when 方悦乐 tried to sneak it across the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, 【AC】★御剑堂★华哥's goal looked a bit too open when Esam Al Hashash came free, but 何渊志 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 何渊志 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hakem Al Attar went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-4 was the resulting score. When Sayer Al Besher fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Golden Tigers's protests and gave Sayer Al Besher a yellow card for diving instead. Sayer Al Besher hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. If 龙战傲 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, 龚冰阳 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【AC】★御剑堂★华哥's supporters rose to their feet, but 龚冰阳 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Alberto Chilavert breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 85 played minutes 【AC】★御剑堂★华哥 got a freekick which was hit by 蔡钢锋.