U21 World League

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Spectators: 8083 (Terracing: 6063, Seating: 1859, VIP seats: 161) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 宋傲挺 started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, 【AC】★御剑堂★中国's goal looked a bit too open when Noah Lyles came free, but 罗伟文 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute, 【AC】★御剑堂★中国's 宋傲挺 ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind César Sousa. César Sousa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. If Simon Hilhorst had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 【AC】★御剑堂★中国's 罗伟文 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Hilhorst in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elbert Pieters in the 15th minute of play forced 【AC】★御剑堂★中国's goalkeeper 罗伟文 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When 【AC】★御剑堂★中国's 宋傲挺 in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Decathlon Dudes's goalie prevented a goal. In the 21st minute 【AC】★御剑堂★中国 were awarded a corner. 邵坤默 went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on 【AC】★御剑堂★中国's corner 邵坤默 fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and César Sousa quite easily take care of the ball. 【AC】★御剑堂★中国's 罗伟文 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noah Lyles in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th minute of the match Decathlon Dudes got a corner. 【AC】★御剑堂★中国's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mathieu Van de Poel ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 30th minute 宋傲挺 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but César Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. César Sousa made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when 江德沙 sent off a good shot on target. 33 minutes into the match, 【AC】★御剑堂★中国's goal looked a bit too open when Noah Lyles came free, but 罗伟文 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute, 宋傲挺 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Noah Lyles was the one to do the kick off. 罗伟文 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Hilhorst in the 51st minute of play. César Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 宋傲挺, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Decathlon Dudes's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mathieu Van de Poel in the 59th minute. 64 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goal looked a bit too open when 宋傲挺 came free, but César Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olav Kooij hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. 【AC】★御剑堂★中国 made a substitution. 江景志 replaced 沈振钢. In the 69thth minute of the game 宋傲挺 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Decathlon Dudes's César Sousa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 范默震 hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Decathlon Dudes defense, 宋傲挺 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of César Sousa. The Decathlon Dudes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that César Sousa should have stopped the shot. 【AC】★御剑堂★中国's attentive 胡光迅 managed to snatch the ball when Olav Kooij made a throw-in in the 91st minute of the game. In the 92ndth minute of the game 宋傲挺 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Decathlon Dudes's César Sousa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 94th minute of the match 【AC】★御剑堂★中国 got a corner. Decathlon Dudes's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 邵坤默 ran over to the corner to take the kick. Decathlon Dudes's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.