U23 World League

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Mutlu Daman started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mutlu Daman in the 3rd minute of play forced San Lorenzo's goalkeeper Qi Cheng Zhen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eustacio Balasi during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, San Lorenzo's Eustacio Balasi got a free kick in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mutlu Daman in the 6th minute of play forced San Lorenzo's goalkeeper Qi Cheng Zhen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, Cleto Cristofol got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kajetan Rykaczewski in the 12th minute of play forced San Lorenzo's goalkeeper Qi Cheng Zhen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qi Cheng Zhen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mutlu Daman's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. In the 16th minute Mutlu Daman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qi Cheng Zhen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cleto Cristofol's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 23rdth minute, 麦川乐 skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Mutlu Daman came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the 风云竞技 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 Mutlu Daman couldn't finish the play. During the 28th minute of the match Eustacio Balasi completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Eustacio Balasi a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Eustacio Balasi hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. When 风云竞技's Mutlu Daman in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye San Lorenzo's goalie prevented a goal. After 31 minutes, 陆沙轩 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 风云竞技 and the San Lorenzo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kajetan Rykaczewski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Albano Ruisko kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. 麦川乐 was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristobal Paez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 44 minute of play. In the 47th minute, Albano Ruisko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cristobal Paez made a kick off. 麦川乐 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateo Barbosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Qi Cheng Zhen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mutlu Daman in the 67th minute of the match. San Lorenzo's Qi Cheng Zhen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save San Lorenzo from getting a goal against them. In the 78th minute, 风云竞技's 沈峰伟 seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed 沈峰伟 the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of 风云竞技 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and 沈峰伟 had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Aureliano Artal took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 麦川乐. 麦川乐 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. San Lorenzo were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of 风云竞技 for a fine match.