U23 World League

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) 11 minutes into the game, Faizal Mathews cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gustavo Resto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 16th minute Fernan Chepe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sait Gündeş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Granate's goal looked a bit too open when Faizal Mathews came free, but Gustavo Resto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th match minute, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faizal Mathews to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faizal Mathews in the 22nd minute of play forced Granate's goalkeeper Gustavo Resto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustavo Resto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faizal Mathews, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Gustavo Resto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Faizal Mathews went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernan Chepe got free with Sait Gündeş in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 44 played minutes 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Chai. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fernan Chepe to strike the kick off in the second half. Faizal Mathews kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Sait Gündeş showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Mikolas in the 56th minute of the match. Sait Gündeş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Honorato Txatxu in the 58th minute of play. Faizal Mathews received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gustavo Resto came out and tried to block the shot, but Faizal Mathews slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 65th minute. Zak Lee charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zak Lee the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Zak Lee kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Faizal Mathews's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gustavo Resto was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Hafriz Hian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Gustavo Resto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Faizal Mathews managed to get in a good position for a shot. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's supporters rose to their feet, but Faizal Mathews was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gustavo Resto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 87 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Mikolas came free, but Sait Gündeş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Granate booed when 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ryan Politiek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ong Siang recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Filiberto Rubio kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Granate's defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Faizal Mathews scored to the left of an out of position Gustavo Resto, making the score, 0-5.