U21 League

中国国家足球场
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Túlio Lira started the match with the kick off. 中国国家联合足球队's 冯竞迅 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Potter Matthes in the 3rd minute of play. Ismael Piorno made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when 马渊宁 sent off a good shot on target. After 7 played minutes Elderslie Magpies got a freekick which was hit by Potter Matthes. 马渊宁 struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Ismael Piorno didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 中国国家联合足球队. After 12 played minutes 中国国家联合足球队 got a freekick which was hit by Abelardo Pasqualini. 冯竞迅 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baldwin 舒 in the 14th minute of the match. Ismael Piorno made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when 马渊宁 sent off a good shot on target. 冯竞迅 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baldwin 舒 in the 19th minute of play. After having played for 23 minutes, 马渊宁 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 中国国家联合足球队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 马渊宁 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 27th minute of the match, 盛世 楚云飞 got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ismael Piorno was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A collision led to 中国国家联合足球队 getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Abelardo Pasqualini hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesse Staggard in the 29th minute of play forced 中国国家联合足球队's goalkeeper 冯竞迅 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ismael Piorno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubaldo Eliu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 冯竞迅 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elliot Rosendal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the game, Ubaldo Eliu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 中国国家联合足球队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elderslie Magpies the free kick. In the 36th match minute, 中国国家联合足球队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ubaldo Eliu to maneuver through the defense. After 41 played minutes Elderslie Magpies got a freekick which was hit by Hale Mckinnes. Elderslie Magpies's Ismael Piorno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandro Galego in the 43rd minute of play. 冯竞迅 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baldwin 舒, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. When Elderslie Magpies's Baldwin 舒 in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 中国国家联合足球队's goalie prevented a goal. Ubaldo Eliu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ismael Piorno read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Baldwin 舒 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Túlio Lira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute, Pere Villanueva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ismael Piorno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 马渊宁 in the 61st minute of play. In the 64thth minute of the game Túlio Lira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Elderslie Magpies's Ismael Piorno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 中国国家联合足球队's 马渊宁 managed to work through Elderslie Magpies's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. 马渊宁 dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Elderslie Magpies's Esteban Orixe was substituted for Jesse Staggard. Elderslie Magpies made a substitution. Joel Åkerman replaced Stephan Rutledge. Ubaldo Eliu took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ismael Piorno. Ismael Piorno dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Potter Matthes charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Potter Matthes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Elderslie Magpies getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Potter Matthes hit a great ball. When Abelardo Pasqualini fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 中国国家联合足球队's protests and gave Abelardo Pasqualini a yellow card for diving instead. In the 77th minute, Abelardo Pasqualini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 81 played minutes 中国国家联合足球队 got a freekick which was hit by 秦正骋. 冯竞迅 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elliot Rosendal, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. With a little luck, 中国国家联合足球队's 冯竞迅 got control of the ball when Baldwin 舒 tried to sneak it across the goal line. 冯竞迅 made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Baldwin 舒 sent off a good shot on target. Ralph Gorham's late challenge caught a 中国国家联合足球队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ralph Gorham helped the player get up and apologised. Ismael Piorno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 马渊宁, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the match, Túlio Lira notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Elderslie Magpies's Ismael Piorno. Ismael Piorno was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Elderslie Magpies's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.