U18 World League

Covil do Dragão
Spectators: 7757 (Terracing: 5820, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) After a rather tough play, Red Dragon FC - DMZ's Ernesto Dionísio got a free kick in the 2nd minute. ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's 康峰阳 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon from getting a goal against them. Yuri Cearense's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 康峰阳 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. 康峰阳 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yuri Cearense in the 15th minute. In the 16th minute, 邱笑适 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Red Dragon FC - DMZ's zone, 余庭康 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valdir Dias came out of the goal and 余庭康 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yuri Cearense charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yuri Cearense the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 19th minute, Yuri Cearense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valdir Dias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 狄西义 in the 20th minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Yuri Cearense dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of 康峰阳, 1-0. 27 minutes into the game, 余庭康 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Valdir Dias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 34 played minutes ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon got a freekick which was hit by 白旭风. Red Dragon FC - DMZ's Yuri Cearense got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yuri Cearense recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 44 minutes in the game, Lino Freitas fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without 康峰阳 having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for José Maria Teixeira to strike the kick off in the second half. 姚亮义 kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. 54 minutes into the game, Gugu Marinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Red Dragon FC - DMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon the free kick. In the 54th minute, Gugu Marinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valdir Dias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 白旭风 in the 55th minute of the match. Valdir Dias made an important save on a dangerous shot by 余庭康 in the 61st minute. In the 64th match minute, Red Dragon FC - DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yuri Cearense to maneuver through the defense. When Yuri Cearense came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Red Dragon FC - DMZ 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 Yuri Cearense couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Red Dragon FC - DMZ getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Yuri Cearense hit a great ball. 康峰阳 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Maria Teixeira in the 77th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Yuri Cearense managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Dragon FC - DMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Yuri Cearense was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 康峰阳 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 89th minute, ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's 狄西义 ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Valdir Dias. Valdir Dias yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. 康峰阳 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from José Maria Teixeira went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.