Friendly League

中央海岸球场
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when 曲誉真 made the kick off which started today's match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Blar McJames in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 许冰云 saved Central Coast Mariners from getting behind. A sloppy throw-in by Bohannon Ryan in the 13th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Central Coast Mariners's 蒋坚骏. When the match clock showed 15 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Blar McJames sped through Central Coast Mariners's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of 许冰云. Blar McJames sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Blar McJames came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Shanlaragh 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 Blar McJames couldn't finish the play. 21 minutes into the match, Shanlaragh AFC's goal looked a bit too open when 曲誉真 came free, but Brennan Coyle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Central Coast Mariners getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. 曲誉真 hit a great ball. When 曲誉真 came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Central Coast Mariners 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 曲誉真 couldn't finish the play. Blar McJames fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 许冰云 having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Blar McJames's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 许冰云 was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by 曲誉真 in the 43rd minute of play forced Shanlaragh AFC's goalkeeper Brennan Coyle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blar McJames sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 许冰云 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blar McJames in the 45th minute of the match.

黄泉勇 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brennan Coyle having to interfere. In the 54th play minute Blar McJames came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised 许冰云. 0-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Blar McJames in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 许冰云 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 61st minute 曲誉真 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brennan Coyle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Central Coast Mariners getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. 郑邦真 hit a great ball. Blar McJames blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 许冰云 having to make a save. 钱笑笑's late challenge caught a Shanlaragh AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 钱笑笑 helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Shanlaragh AFC booed when Central Coast Mariners was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. 钱笑笑 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 许冰云 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blar McJames in the 76th minute of play. 曲誉真's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Brennan Coyle read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, 黄泉勇 managed to get in a good position for a shot. Central Coast Mariners's supporters rose to their feet, but 黄泉勇 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Brennan Coyle breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 曲誉真 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brennan Coyle having to interfere. Blar McJames's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 许冰云 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. 曲誉真 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brennan Coyle having to interfere. Shanlaragh AFC's Bohannon Ryan quite brazenly broke a throw-in by 蒋坚骏, made in the 93rd minute of the game. Shanlaragh AFC were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Central Coast Mariners's much stronger midfield.