U23 League

莱比锡红牛竞技场
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dé 廖化 made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's goal looked a bit too open when 叶斌霖 came free, but 严珂榕 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 7 minutes of play, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's 叶斌霖 made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 严珂榕 was left in no man's land by his defense there! 雷谦桦 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dé 因扎吉, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 严珂榕 came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's 叶斌霖. But to his dismay, 叶斌霖 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's 雷谦桦 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dé 廖化 in the 20th minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, 叶斌霖 notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's 严珂榕. 严珂榕 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's 严珂榕 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 叶斌霖 in the 26th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's Dé 廖化 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 雷谦桦 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. 史珂志's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, 雷谦桦 skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 雷谦桦 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dé 因扎吉, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the 【FLY】莱比锡红牛 defense, 叶斌霖 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 严珂榕. The 【FLY】莱比锡红牛 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 严珂榕 should have stopped the shot. When Dé 因扎吉 fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's protests and gave Dé 因扎吉 a yellow card for diving instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 楚凡桦 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When 史珂志 came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the 【FLY】莱比锡红牛 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that 史珂志 couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 史珂志 in the 54th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goalkeeper 雷谦桦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dé 廖化 was slow to take the kick. During this time 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's players had a chance to rest. 59 minutes into the match, 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's goal looked a bit too open when 梅誉耀 came free, but 严珂榕 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute, 叶斌霖 made a precise shot to the right of 严珂榕. 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. 楚凡桦's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 66thth minute, 严珂榕 skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 雷谦桦 came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's 史珂志. But to his dismay, 史珂志 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. 【FLY】莱比锡红牛 were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dé 廖化 took the corner. 严珂榕 was a little too slow when 叶斌霖 got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 2-7. 91 minutes into the match, 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's goalkeeper 严珂榕 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 楚凡桦. The audience thought a goal was coming when 楚凡桦 got free with 严珂榕 in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match was over ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than 【FLY】莱比锡红牛 throughout the match.