U23 League

金领之都
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 洪默骋 took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Ong Siang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 程桦桦 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ong Siang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 程桦桦 was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. 6 minutes into the match, ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼's goal looked a bit too open when Mark Rajah came free, but 程桦桦 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sait Gündeş made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when 乔霖枫 sent off a good shot on target. 程桦桦 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bryan Devan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bryan Devan in the 14th minute of play forced ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼's goalkeeper 程桦桦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼's goal looked a bit too open when Bryan Devan came free, but 程桦桦 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ong Siang in the 17th minute of play forced ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼's goalkeeper 程桦桦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼 defense, Bryan Devan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 程桦桦. The ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 程桦桦 should have stopped the shot. A collision led to ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼 getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. 袁广朋 hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ong Siang in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 程桦桦 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 22 minutes into the match, ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼's goal looked a bit too open when Bryan Devan came free, but 程桦桦 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Afriz Vijiaratnam hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. 曹响奕's late challenge caught a 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 曹响奕 helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼 getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. 曹响奕 hit a great ball. 程桦桦 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ong Siang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mark Rajah took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 程桦桦. 程桦桦 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Rajah in the 35th minute of play forced ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼's goalkeeper 程桦桦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the match, ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼's goal looked a bit too open when Bryan Devan came free, but 程桦桦 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 程桦桦 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ong Siang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼's goal looked a bit too open when Bryan Devan came free, but 程桦桦 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 40 played minutes ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼 got a freekick which was hit by 卓西超. In the 41st minute, one of ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼. In the 43rd minute there was a penalty for 苏州觅香足球俱乐部. Bryan Devan stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving 程桦桦. 0-5. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

The wind increased when Bryan Devan made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by Ong Siang. Ong Siang's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but 程桦桦 firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bryan Devan in the 57th minute of play forced ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼's goalkeeper 程桦桦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Afriz Vijiaratnam kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bryan Devan in the 61st minute of play forced ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼's goalkeeper 程桦桦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, one of 苏州觅香足球俱乐部:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for 苏州觅香足球俱乐部. Sait Gündeş showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 曹响奕 in the 69th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Bryan Devan made a precise shot to the right of 程桦桦. ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. The supporters of ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼 booed when 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ong Siang didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mark Rajah recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 程桦桦 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Rajah in the 80th minute of the match. Jonathan Sarangapani struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. 程桦桦 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 苏州觅香足球俱乐部. 84 minutes into the match, ≮Empire≯抠脚的八爪鱼's goal looked a bit too open when Mark Rajah came free, but 程桦桦 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 程桦桦 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bryan Devan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 98th minute, 卓西超 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bryan Devan, 99 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. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.