U23 World League

Boothferry Park
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) 『E家军』善战者｛上海浦东｝'s 尤政平 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. In the 8th minute of the match, Ionuț Mureșan got a very nice opportunity to score, but 严渊星 was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a rather tough play, 『E家军』善战者｛上海浦东｝'s Tim-Jan Jacobs got a free kick in the 8th minute. A collision led to 『E家军』善战者｛上海浦东｝ getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Emanuil Tranchev hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 方景常 in the 14th minute of play forced The Tigers's goalkeeper Tim Johnstone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuil Tranchev charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuil Tranchev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 23rd minute of the game. One of 『E家军』善战者｛上海浦东｝:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of The Tigers:s goal. 『E家军』善战者｛上海浦东｝:s 严渊星 showed great skill when he stopped Rio Blewitt:s penalty. The referee felt a red card was in order, 26 minutes into the game, when 崔文森 put in a rough tackle. After 26 played minutes 『E家军』善战者｛上海浦东｝ got a freekick which was hit by 崔文森. Rio Blewitt, 27 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The audience was convinced that 方景常's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tim Johnstone was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. 严渊星 made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Ionuț Mureșan sent off a good shot on target. In the 38th match minute, 『E家军』善战者｛上海浦东｝ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 邓天珂 to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute Ionuț Mureșan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 严渊星 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, 『E家军』善战者｛上海浦东｝'s 尤政平 got a free kick in the 44th minute. 46 minutes into the match, 『E家军』善战者｛上海浦东｝'s goal looked a bit too open when Tyrone Meehan came free, but 严渊星 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ionuț Mureșan was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to 『E家军』善战者｛上海浦东｝ getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. 顾远朗 hit a great ball. 严渊星 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ionuț Mureșan in the 55th minute of play. Emanuil Tranchev who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 61stth minute tested the skills of Tim Johnstone when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Tim Johnstone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuil Tranchev in the 66th minute of the match. 方景常 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tim Johnstone having to interfere. The Tigers's Tim Johnstone proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save The Tigers from getting a goal against them. Tim-Jan Jacobs hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 严渊星 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rio Blewitt in the 77th minute of play. In the 82nd minute The Tigers were awarded a corner. Rio Blewitt went to the cornerflag to take it. 严渊星 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benji Murray in the 85th minute of play. Tim Johnstone made an important save on a dangerous shot by 李傲榕 in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute, 曾建钢 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 96 minutes into the match, 『E家军』善战者｛上海浦东｝'s goal looked a bit too open when Dave Joy came free, but 严渊星 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.