U18 World League

Helong Stadium
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when 刘斐勇 made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 minutes, Hosea Blanchard mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Changsha FC and the 【FLY】武汉菜鸟队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd minute, Hosea Blanchard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jon Laberge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 董飞明 in the 4th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabien Shipman during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 11th minute, Fabien Shipman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Hosea Blanchard was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 16 minutes had been played. In the 17th match minute, Changsha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hosea Blanchard to maneuver through the defense. Jon Laberge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 刘斐勇 in the 18th minute of the match. If Laverne Gifford had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When 董飞明 fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 【FLY】武汉菜鸟队's protests and gave 董飞明 a yellow card for diving instead. After 29 played minutes 【FLY】武汉菜鸟队 got a freekick which was hit by 董飞明. Deshawn Talbot charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Deshawn Talbot the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Changsha FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Deshawn Talbot hit a great ball. Jon Laberge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 董飞明, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Fabien Shipman made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in 【FLY】武汉菜鸟队's zone, Fabien Shipman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 彭德克 came out of the goal and Fabien Shipman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Elvin Armstrong came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Changsha FC 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 Elvin Armstrong couldn't finish the play. 董飞明 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Jon Laberge made a huge save. Jon Laberge was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and 董飞明 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 董飞明 really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. 董飞明 struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Jon Laberge didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 【FLY】武汉菜鸟队. Deshawn Talbot was shown his second yellow card after 73 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Deshawn Talbot hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Changsha FC's Elvin Armstrong got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 87th match minute, Changsha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laverne Gifford to maneuver through the defense. Jon Laberge came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by 【FLY】武汉菜鸟队's 董飞明. But to his dismay, 董飞明 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. If 董飞明 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched 【FLY】武汉菜鸟队 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.