Friendly League

Ithaca AFC
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Casey Albrecht got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Ithaca AFC's goal looked a bit too open when 俞青翀 came free, but Duke Schaefer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Casey Albrecht might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 肖俊骏. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Casey Albrecht ran back to his position shaking his head. Casey Albrecht fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 肖俊骏 having to interfere. 叶真辰 kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. 肖俊骏 was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Miguel Montoya showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 15 minute of play. Ithaca AFC's Casey Albrecht got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 肖俊骏 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Montoya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute of the match Ithaca AFC got a corner. 天津塘沽区坦克队's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Brent Gallo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Casey Albrecht was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Duke Schaefer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 俞青翀, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Miguel Montoya fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 32nd minute, Benny Laird hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After taking down the ball on 天津塘沽区坦克队's corner 何钢正 fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Duke Schaefer quite easily take care of the ball. 陶超风 hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. When Brent Gallo came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Ithaca AFC 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 Brent Gallo couldn't finish the play. Casey Albrecht fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 肖俊骏 having to interfere. 肖俊骏 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casey Albrecht in the 45th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 俞青翀 to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, 天津塘沽区坦克队's 俞青翀 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Duke Schaefer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 武平枫 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duke Schaefer having to interfere. After 59 played minutes, 天津塘沽区坦克队's 杨晨超 shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Duke Schaefer 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 天津塘沽区坦克队 reached it. 62 minutes into the match, Casey Albrecht notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of 天津塘沽区坦克队's 肖俊骏. 肖俊骏 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casey Albrecht in the 66th minute of play forced 天津塘沽区坦克队's goalkeeper 肖俊骏 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 肖俊骏 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Casey Albrecht in the 68th minute of play. 68 minutes into the game, Edward Posey cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. 肖俊骏 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 74 minutes into the game, 俞青翀 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 天津塘沽区坦克队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ithaca AFC the free kick. The supporters of Ithaca AFC booed when 天津塘沽区坦克队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. 俞青翀 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute, Terrence Frederick got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when 武平枫 got free with Duke Schaefer in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 84 minutes into the game, Ithaca AFC's Casey Albrecht nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 肖俊骏 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Angelo Young received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. 肖俊骏 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 武平枫 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Duke Schaefer made a huge save. After 96 played minutes 天津塘沽区坦克队 got a freekick which was hit by 楚树剑.