Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zhu Ao Yi kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Peng in the 3rd minute of play forced China's goalkeeper 魏亮宇 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhu Ao Yi in the 7th minute of play forced ≮Empire≯〓圣光之翼〓皇家社会's goalkeeper Alessio Carta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zhu Ao Yi might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alessio Carta. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zhu Ao Yi ran back to his position shaking his head. Through an outstanding action, after 9 minutes, Alessio Carta successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 14 minutes into the game, China's Zhu Ao Yi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alessio Carta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 18 minutes into the game, China's Zhu Ao Yi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alessio Carta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Alessio Carta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhu Ao Yi in the 21st minute of play. In the 24th minute, Zhu Ao Yi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alessio Carta was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Alessio Carta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhu Ao Yi in the 27th minute of play. Tạ 张飞 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Alessio Carta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ≮Empire≯〓圣光之翼〓皇家社会's Alessio Carta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhu Ao Yi in the 38th minute of play. After 39 minutes ≮Empire≯〓圣光之翼〓皇家社会's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was 鲁朋旭 who took care of the corner kick. The corner led China's Long Xiang Yuan to fire away a dangerous shot which Alessio Carta despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Zhu Ao Yi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alessio Carta read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Zhu Ao Yi took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alessio Carta. Alessio Carta dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

China made a substitution. Dé 孙坚 replaced 鲁朋旭. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Shi Peng was the one to do the kick off. Zhu Ao Yi might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alessio Carta. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zhu Ao Yi ran back to his position shaking his head. Alessio Carta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhu Ao Yi, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 55thth minute of the game Zhu Ao Yi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ≮Empire≯〓圣光之翼〓皇家社会's Alessio Carta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 60 played minutes ≮Empire≯〓圣光之翼〓皇家社会 got a freekick which was hit by 韩誉悦. China made a substitution. Zhu Cheng Guo replaced 严常耀. A collision led to ≮Empire≯〓圣光之翼〓皇家社会 getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. 韩誉悦 hit a great ball. Zhu Ao Yi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. ≮Empire≯〓圣光之翼〓皇家社会's Alessio Carta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhu Ao Yi in the 64th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Zhu Ao Yi made a precise shot to the right of Alessio Carta. ≮Empire≯〓圣光之翼〓皇家社会's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. After some careless play in the ≮Empire≯〓圣光之翼〓皇家社会 defense, Zhu Ao Yi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alessio Carta. The ≮Empire≯〓圣光之翼〓皇家社会 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alessio Carta should have stopped the shot. ≮Empire≯〓圣光之翼〓皇家社会's 曲弘晨 was substituted for 郝文钢. ≮Empire≯〓圣光之翼〓皇家社会 made a substitution. Yan Xing replaced Shi Peng. Alessio Carta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhu Ao Yi in the 78th minute of play. In the 80th minute 柯正轩 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alessio Carta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zhu Ao Yi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhu Ao Yi in the 85th minute of play forced ≮Empire≯〓圣光之翼〓皇家社会's goalkeeper Alessio Carta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, ≮Empire≯〓圣光之翼〓皇家社会's 韩誉悦 got a free kick in the 86th minute. Alessio Carta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhu Ao Yi, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. When Zhu Ao Yi came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the China 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 Zhu Ao Yi couldn't finish the play. Alessio Carta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhu Cheng Guo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 韩誉悦 hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. 97 minutes into the match, Zhu Ao Yi notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of ≮Empire≯〓圣光之翼〓皇家社会's Alessio Carta. Alessio Carta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. For all the effort they put into the match, the ≮Empire≯〓圣光之翼〓皇家社会 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for China.