U23 World League

虎啸山大球场
Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 蒋源雄 started the match with the kick off. Valdemar Moreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 鲁坚永 having to interfere. 鲁坚永 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldo Melo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. PLURAL's Caio Coutinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 蔡潮西 in the 8th minute of play. With a little luck, PLURAL's Caio Coutinho got control of the ball when 蒋源雄 tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 13th minute, Valério Peixoto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 鲁坚永 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. A collision led to PLURAL getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Dave Visintin hit a great ball. 蒋源雄 scored 1-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Caio Coutinho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 25th minute 蔡潮西 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caio Coutinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute Valério Peixoto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 鲁坚永 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leal Figueiredo's late challenge caught a ≮王者归来≯虎王出山's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leal Figueiredo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, PLURAL's Leal Figueiredo got a free kick in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by 蔡潮西 in the 29th minute of play forced PLURAL's goalkeeper Caio Coutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If 蒋源雄 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, ≮王者归来≯虎王出山's Eduardo Beltrame got a free kick in the 40th minute. With a little luck, PLURAL's Caio Coutinho got control of the ball when 蒋源雄 tried to sneak it across the goal line. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valério Peixoto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nuno Taveira hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Caio Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 蒋源雄 in the 52nd minute of play. A collision led to PLURAL getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Aldo Melo hit a great ball. 蒋源雄 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Caio Coutinho having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by 蒋源雄 in the 64th minute of play forced PLURAL's goalkeeper Caio Coutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 65 played minutes PLURAL got a freekick which was hit by Adalberto Araújo. 蒋源雄's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Caio Coutinho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 68 minutes, 鲁坚永 successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Dave Visintin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 鲁坚永 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valério Peixoto, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 75th minute, 蔡潮西 made a precise shot to the right of Caio Coutinho. PLURAL's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 鲁坚永 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdemar Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. PLURAL's Caio Coutinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 林旭真 in the 82nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, PLURAL's Nuno Taveira got a free kick in the 84th minute. 蒋源雄 shot a long shot in the 84th minute and a light blocked Caio Coutinho hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 3-1. In the 88th match minute, ≮王者归来≯虎王出山 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 蔡潮西 to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute, PLURAL's Valério Peixoto ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind 鲁坚永. 鲁坚永 yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2. Caio Coutinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 蒋源雄, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. 95 minutes into the match, 蒋源雄 notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of PLURAL's Caio Coutinho. Caio Coutinho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. PLURAL's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.