U18 League

Struthers Park
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) 崔轩超 made the kick off and thus started the match. 崔轩超 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Knodi Mammeri took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 陈旭夕. 陈旭夕 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in 【№1】桂花飘香园's zone, Knodi Mammeri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 陈旭夕 came out of the goal and Knodi Mammeri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 24th minute, Djabir Bencherif hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mokdad Menad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 陈旭夕 having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Ahmed Merah took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for 陈旭夕 to make any attempt to save it. After having played for 46 minutes, Mohammad Boutabout managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Struthers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohammad Boutabout was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Knodi Mammeri to strike the kick off in the second half. 宋扬磊 kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 56th minute Ahmed Merah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 陈旭夕 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Knodi Mammeri's late challenge caught a 【№1】桂花飘香园's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Knodi Mammeri helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of 【№1】桂花飘香园 booed when Struthers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Knodi Mammeri didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 65th minute, 吕渊庭 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 陈旭夕 came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Struthers's Knodi Mammeri. But to his dismay, Knodi Mammeri quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. 陈旭夕 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Merah in the 80th minute of play. Many of 【№1】桂花飘香园's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. 【№1】桂花飘香园 may have spent more time on the ball, but Struthers were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.