U18 World League

LA ESTANCIA
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Robustiano Mano took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes Northern California got a freekick which was hit by Angel Teofilio. 4 minutes into the match, 【FLY】♋️小威亦逍遥's goal looked a bit too open when Flavio Salamon came free, but 严笑德 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 11 minutes, 许常骏 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 【FLY】♋️小威亦逍遥 and the Northern California players grew even worse after the yellow card. 许常骏 hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After 13 played minutes Northern California got a freekick which was hit by Dionisio Iraido. 严笑德 was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristo Pio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 16 minute of play. 严笑德 came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Northern California's Flavio Salamon. But to his dismay, Flavio Salamon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. A collision led to 【FLY】♋️小威亦逍遥 getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. 龚平鹏 hit a great ball. In the 23rdth minute of the game Flavio Salamon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 【FLY】♋️小威亦逍遥's 严笑德 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by 【FLY】♋️小威亦逍遥's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dionisio Iraido was slow to take the kick. During this time Northern California's players had a chance to rest. 27 minutes into the match, 许常骏 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gerardo Arnau. Northern California's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 许常骏 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in 【FLY】♋️小威亦逍遥's zone, Cristo Pio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 严笑德 came out of the goal and Cristo Pio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Northern California booed when 【FLY】♋️小威亦逍遥 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. 莫政益 didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, 【FLY】♋️小威亦逍遥's 严笑德 got control of the ball when Dionisio Iraido tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 37th match minute, 【FLY】♋️小威亦逍遥 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 吕轩勇 to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st match minute, 【FLY】♋️小威亦逍遥 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 吴奕真 to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute of the match, Cristo Pio tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but 严笑德 saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Gerardo Arnau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 肖国斐, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

The wind increased when 吕珂星 made the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, 肖国斐 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 【FLY】♋️小威亦逍遥 and the Northern California players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd match minute, 【FLY】♋️小威亦逍遥 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 肖国斐 to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristo Pio in the 55th minute of play forced 【FLY】♋️小威亦逍遥's goalkeeper 严笑德 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 严笑德 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristo Pio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angel Teofilio in the 65th minute of play forced 【FLY】♋️小威亦逍遥's goalkeeper 严笑德 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute, 吕珂星 made a precise shot to the right of Gerardo Arnau. Northern California's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 杜勇翀 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Gerardo Arnau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Northern California's goalkeeper Gerardo Arnau had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 吕珂星. Antonio Mendebal charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antonio Mendebal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gerardo Arnau was out of position in the 76 minute of play, and 肖国斐 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 肖国斐 really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. 【FLY】♋️小威亦逍遥's 吕轩勇 got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Salamon in the 84th minute of play forced 【FLY】♋️小威亦逍遥's goalkeeper 严笑德 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robustiano Mano in the 88th minute of play forced 【FLY】♋️小威亦逍遥's goalkeeper 严笑德 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 严笑德 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Salamon, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched 【FLY】♋️小威亦逍遥 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.