Friendly League

齐鲁石化工人体育场
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) LA FC's Damon Monkhouse 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. When LA FC's Joey Wheeler in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC齐鲁石化工人's goalie prevented a goal. In the 7th minute, 魏誉云 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the game, LA FC's Damon Monkhouse nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 赵阳青 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Kelvin Jordoan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 邱渊洲, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 巩星斌 hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 赵阳青 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joey Wheeler in the 18th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, FC齐鲁石化工人's goal looked a bit too open when Syd Sutton came free, but 赵阳青 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of LA FC booed when FC齐鲁石化工人 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. 巩星斌 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivan Bedford's late challenge caught a FC齐鲁石化工人's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ivan Bedford helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of FC齐鲁石化工人 booed when LA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Bedford didn't get a good kick on the ball. Syd Sutton hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the match, FC齐鲁石化工人's goal looked a bit too open when Syd Sutton came free, but 赵阳青 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 韩弘誉 kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. 赵阳青 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Verne Kirkpatrick in the 33rd minute of the match. Kelvin Jordoan came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by FC齐鲁石化工人's 马川烽. But to his dismay, 马川烽 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After some careless play in the LA FC defense, 马川烽 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kelvin Jordoan. The LA FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kelvin Jordoan should have stopped the shot. In the 46th minute, 巩星斌 reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kelvin Jordoan. The goal made the score 3-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 韩弘誉 was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, FC齐鲁石化工人's 马川烽 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kelvin Jordoan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Kelvin Jordoan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 韩弘誉, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 赵阳青 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damon Monkhouse, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Ivan Bedford was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 61 minutes into the match. Kelvin Jordoan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 巩星斌, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 65 minutes, Damon Monkhouse mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LA FC and the FC齐鲁石化工人 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Damon Monkhouse hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 73 minutes into the match, 巩星斌 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kelvin Jordoan. LA FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 巩星斌 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. Verne Kirkpatrick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. 赵阳青 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 韩弘誉 scored 7-1 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kelvin Jordoan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kelvin Jordoan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 韩弘誉 in the 90th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 魏誉云 during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kelvin Jordoan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 邱渊洲, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the LA FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC齐鲁石化工人.