World League

呼伦贝尔大草原
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Justin Collingwood took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. 余挺国 hit a great ball. With a little luck, Garlic Eaters's Nikolay Bonkov got control of the ball when 陆亦然 tried to sneak it across the goal line. 陆亦然 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nikolay Bonkov came out and tried to block the shot, but 陆亦然 slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tommy Hanley in the 9th minute of play forced ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦's goalkeeper 刘弘军 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 刘弘军 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jasper Attwood in the 11th minute of the match. 刘弘军 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justin Collingwood, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After some careless play in the ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 defense, Jasper Attwood kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 刘弘军. The ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 刘弘军 should have stopped the shot. In the 17th minute Fitz Lambley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 刘弘军 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute Tommy Hanley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 刘弘军 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when 陆亦然 got free with Nikolay Bonkov in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 刘弘军 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justin Collingwood in the 25th minute of the match. In the 30th minute 陆亦然 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolay Bonkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦's 刘弘军 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fitz Lambley in the 31st minute of play. In the 31st minute, Fitz Lambley made a precise shot to the right of 刘弘军. ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. The supporters of Garlic Eaters booed when ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. 林朗适 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 37th minute Justin Collingwood shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 刘弘军 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tommy Hanley hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦's 刘弘军 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justin Collingwood in the 42nd minute of play. With a little luck, Garlic Eaters's Nikolay Bonkov got control of the ball when 陆亦然 tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 45th minute Justin Collingwood shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 刘弘军 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Tommy Hanley left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Garlic Eaters fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. The ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Garlic Eaters were winning 2-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 余挺国 to make the kick off. In the 55th minute Garlic Eaters were awarded a corner. Pavol Stano went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Garlic Eaters's Antony Best getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Nikolay Bonkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 余挺国, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes into the match, ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦's goal looked a bit too open when Tommy Hanley came free, but 刘弘军 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Tommy Hanley managed to get in a good position for a shot. Garlic Eaters's supporters rose to their feet, but Tommy Hanley was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 刘弘军 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦's 刘弘军 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jasper Attwood in the 63rd minute of play. Garlic Eaters were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pavol Stano took the corner. The corner ended in Pavol Stano almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦's 刘弘军 did a great save. 69 minutes into the match, ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦's goalkeeper 刘弘军 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fitz Lambley. With a little luck, ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦's 刘弘军 got control of the ball when Justin Collingwood tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tommy Hanley in the 72nd minute of play forced ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦's goalkeeper 刘弘军 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 刘弘军 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jasper Attwood, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Justin Collingwood could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but 刘弘军 made a huge save. ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦's 刘弘军 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jasper Attwood in the 83rd minute of play. 余挺国 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikolay Bonkov having to interfere. With a little luck, ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦's 刘弘军 got control of the ball when Justin Collingwood tried to sneak it across the goal line. 刘弘军 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Justin Collingwood in the 87th minute. In the 87th minute, Justin Collingwood reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of 刘弘军. The goal made the score 2-4. 93 minutes into the match, ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦's goal looked a bit too open when Tommy Hanley came free, but 刘弘军 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikolay Bonkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rolando Polentzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. 96 minutes into the match, Tommy Hanley had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 刘弘军. ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tommy Hanley was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. When the match was over Garlic Eaters could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 throughout the match.