U21 League

Lost Limbs Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Amputees FC's Earle Franklin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Amputees FC's Matthews Pywell got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 4th minute 方泉雄 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dean Watts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to 苍穹拓荒者队 getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. 邵笑西 hit a great ball. In the 16thth minute of the game 方泉雄 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Amputees FC's Dean Watts was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fabian Worsley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by 邵笑西 in the 25th minute of play forced Amputees FC's goalkeeper Dean Watts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amputees FC's Randell Dillon got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Earle Franklin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 方泉雄 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dean Watts having to interfere. Dean Watts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 李风钢, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Fabian Worsley managed to get in a good position for a shot. Amputees FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabian Worsley was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 狄晨勇 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Amputees FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Matthews Pywell hit a great ball. 李风钢 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 李风钢 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Amputees FC's Dean Watts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 李风钢 in the 53rd minute of play. 李风钢 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 64 played minutes 苍穹拓荒者队 got a freekick which was hit by 倪天谦. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabian Worsley in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 狄晨勇 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 66 minutes, 倪天谦 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 苍穹拓荒者队 and the Amputees FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 倪天谦 kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. When 顾剑远 fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 苍穹拓荒者队's protests and gave 顾剑远 a yellow card for diving instead. 顾剑远 hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Earle Franklin in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 狄晨勇 saved 苍穹拓荒者队 from getting behind. In the 72nd minute, 龚泉彬 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dean Watts was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Amputees FC's Dean Watts proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Amputees FC from getting a goal against them. 苍穹拓荒者队's 狄晨勇 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Earle Franklin in the 80th minute of play. 狄晨勇 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabian Worsley went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. 86 minutes into the match, 苍穹拓荒者队's goal looked a bit too open when Earle Franklin came free, but 狄晨勇 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd match minute, Amputees FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bud Bailey to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to 苍穹拓荒者队 getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. 顾剑远 hit a great ball. Matthews Pywell hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. 苍穹拓荒者队's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.