World League

Hooters HeavenlyHome
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 程榕锋 got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leo Bean in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 李斐昂 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 4 minutes into the match, 泾县Red-Star FC's goal looked a bit too open when Phil Naylor came free, but 李斐昂 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 泾县Red-Star FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by 白宁辉 in the 7th minute. A nice corner shot did that 白宁辉 got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Will Goldthorpe quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Brandon Wright could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but 李斐昂 made a huge save. 18 minutes into the match, 程榕锋 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Will Goldthorpe. Heavenly Hooters's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 程榕锋 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 24 minutes into the match, 泾县Red-Star FC's goalkeeper 李斐昂 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leo Bean. When Phil Naylor came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Heavenly Hooters 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 Phil Naylor couldn't finish the play. Leo Bean succeeded in the game's 26th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Phil Naylor in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 李斐昂 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Heavenly Hooters fans' excitement grew in the 40th match minute when Heavenly Hooters's Leo Bean looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 朱烨瑜 took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Will Goldthorpe. Will Goldthorpe dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Leo Bean in the 46thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of 李斐昂, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leo Bean made a kick off. Todd Griffiths blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 李斐昂 having to make a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Todd Griffiths in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 李斐昂 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 60 minutes into the match, 泾县Red-Star FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Bean came free, but 李斐昂 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Will Goldthorpe made an important save on a dangerous shot by 程榕锋 in the 67th minute. Will Goldthorpe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 程榕锋, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leo Bean in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 李斐昂 saved 泾县Red-Star FC from getting behind. Heavenly Hooters's Will Goldthorpe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 朱烨瑜 in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Bean in the 82nd minute of play forced 泾县Red-Star FC's goalkeeper 李斐昂 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leo Bean in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 李斐昂 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Bean in the 94th minute of play forced 泾县Red-Star FC's goalkeeper 李斐昂 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 泾县Red-Star FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.