U18 World League

埃兰路球场
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 毛霆建 started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Meerkats FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Daavid Zaagman fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 8 played minutes Meerkats FC got a freekick which was hit by Antoine Miggiani. After a rather tough play, Meerkats FC's Timothy De Battista got a free kick in the 9th minute. Daavid Zaagman's late challenge caught a Meerkats FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daavid Zaagman helped the player get up and apologised. After 11 played minutes 【粤】Leeds United.F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Daavid Zaagman. 庄邦坚 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Teuma in the 12th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Daavid Zaagman dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nathan Sant, 1-0. 【粤】Leeds United.F.C.'s 庄邦坚 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arthur Teuma in the 28th minute of play. After some careless play in the 【粤】Leeds United.F.C. defense, Fabio Rapa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 庄邦坚. The 【粤】Leeds United.F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 庄邦坚 should have stopped the shot. After 36 played minutes 【粤】Leeds United.F.C. got a freekick which was hit by 刘邦枫. If Timothy De Battista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Meerkats FC's Nathan Sant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 毛霆建 in the 45th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Fabio Rapa made the kick off in the second half. 庄邦坚 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arthur Teuma, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Rapa in the 52nd minute of play forced 【粤】Leeds United.F.C.'s goalkeeper 庄邦坚 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Meerkats FC's 庄邦坚 threw himself towards the right post 56 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Arthur Teuma, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, Meerkats FC's Timothy De Battista got a free kick in the 58th minute. 庄邦坚 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Rapa in the 60th minute of the match. After 62 played minutes Meerkats FC got a freekick which was hit by Ryan Mallia. 庄邦坚 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antoine Miggiani in the 67th minute of play. The supporters of 【粤】Leeds United.F.C. booed when Meerkats FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timothy De Battista didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Fabio Rapa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antoine Miggiani got free with 庄邦坚 in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 【粤】Leeds United.F.C.'s 崔平庭 got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 86 minutes into the game, Gianluca Dalli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Meerkats FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 【粤】Leeds United.F.C. the free kick. A collision led to Meerkats FC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Gianluca Dalli hit a great ball. In the 88th match minute, Meerkats FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Paul Taliana to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Meerkats FC's goalkeeper Nathan Sant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Timothy De Battista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Meerkats FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented 【粤】Leeds United.F.C. from taking control. The game ends in a draw.