U21 World League

El Sacro Estadio
Spectators: 8467 (Terracing: 6351, Seating: 1947, VIP seats: 169) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Deng Kun Xu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cristian Lorien showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herminio Vincente in the 5th minute of the match. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Ingvar Hellkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by René Houseman in the 9th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Ingvar Hellkvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iker Shepherd. After a rather tough play, Sacro Balompié's Franco Baresi got a free kick in the 12th minute. After a rather tough play, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Emanuel Buciuman got a free kick in the 13th minute. Ingvar Hellkvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from René Houseman in the 17th minute of play. Cristian Lorien showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deng Kun Xu in the 20th minute of the match. Ingvar Hellkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from René Houseman, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deng Kun Xu in the 24th minute of play forced Sacro Balompié's goalkeeper Cristian Lorien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ingvar Hellkvist was a little too slow when René Houseman got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 1-0. Sacro Balompié's Cristian Lorien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deng Kun Xu in the 29th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Deng Kun Xu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C Ａ R D I N Ａ L fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's defense didn't have a chance, in the 36th minute, when René Houseman scored to the left of an out of position Ingvar Hellkvist, making the score, 2-1. After 42 minutes of play, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Deng Kun Xu made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristian Lorien was left in no man's land by his defense there! Franco Baresi kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Cristian Lorien showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roland Smolarek, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

If Herminio Vincente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 53 minutes into the game, Herminio Vincente recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Cristian Lorien. Herminio Vincente showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. In the 58th minute Iker Shepherd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ingvar Hellkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Herminio Vincente might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristian Lorien. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Herminio Vincente ran back to his position shaking his head. Sacro Balompié made a substitution. Cristo Miro replaced Luis Suárez. Sacro Balompié made a substitution. Fernando Oro replaced René Houseman. Sacro Balompié made a substitution. Ingvar Nordal replaced Anselmo Lugo. In the 65th minute Deng Kun Xu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Lorien saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 67 minutes, Cristian Lorien successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 68 played minutes Sacro Balompié got a freekick which was hit by Franco Baresi. 73 minutes into the match, Sacro Balompié's goalkeeper Cristian Lorien had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Herminio Vincente. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L made a substitution. Robert Ţugui replaced Emanuel Buciuman. In the 82nd minute C Ａ R D I N Ａ L were awarded a corner. Roland Smolarek went to the cornerflag to take it. Roland Smolarek made a great header on C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's corner, it was just that Sacro Balompié's Cristian Lorien managed to reach the ball for a save. Ingvar Hellkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristo Miro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Sacro Balompié's Ruud Krol got a free kick in the 87th minute. Cristian Lorien showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Ţugui, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. With a little luck, Sacro Balompié's Cristian Lorien got control of the ball when Deng Kun Xu tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.