U21 World League

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 8478 (Terracing: 6360, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 169) Deng Kun Xu made the kick off and thus started the match. 6 minutes into the game, Deng Kun Xu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Marcelo Gröhe was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bater Noppe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Renan Tepedino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Yang Ming Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renan Tepedino, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Deng Kun Xu's late challenge caught a Sport Club Mavericks's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Deng Kun Xu helped the player get up and apologised. After 30 played minutes C Ａ R D I N Ａ L got a freekick which was hit by Deng Kun Xu. Yang Ming Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laércio Paraíba in the 43rd minute of the match. After 47 played minutes C Ａ R D I N Ａ L got a freekick which was hit by Cezar Rizea. Sport Club Mavericks's Zhuo Yin Hong was substituted for Laércio Paraíba. Sport Club Mavericks's Vítor Perez was substituted for Renan Tepedino. After 48 played minutes C Ａ R D I N Ａ L got a freekick which was hit by Cezar Rizea.

The wind increased when Vítor Perez made the kick off in the second half. Deng Kun Xu might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcelo Gröhe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Deng Kun Xu ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Sport Club Mavericks getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Vítor Perez hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deng Kun Xu in the 56th minute of play forced Sport Club Mavericks's goalkeeper Marcelo Gröhe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelo Gröhe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deng Kun Xu in the 59th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Sport Club Mavericks's Marcos Almeida slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Yang Ming Ran. That made the score 1-1 after 62 minutes of play. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L made a substitution. Herminio Vincente replaced Emanuel Buciuman. With a little luck, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Yang Ming Ran got control of the ball when Fan Cheng Song tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deng Kun Xu in the 70th minute of play forced Sport Club Mavericks's goalkeeper Marcelo Gröhe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st match minute, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gu Hui Liang to maneuver through the defense. 75 minutes into the match, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Yang Ming Ran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zhuo Yin Hong. Jean-Jacques Ares kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Deng Kun Xu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcelo Gröhe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cazimir Bărbătescu in the 82nd minute of the match. Marcelo Gröhe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iordache Donici, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelo Gröhe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Iordache Donici's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iordache Donici in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcelo Gröhe saved Sport Club Mavericks from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dre Schipmans in the 93rd minute of play forced C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Yang Ming Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Zhuo Yin Hong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.