U21 World League

酋长球场
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) 【№1】枪手杭州分队's 唐亮卫 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Romeo Pedroso made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when 唐亮卫 sent off a good shot on target. Cougars FC's Romeo Pedroso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Cougars FC from getting a goal against them. 温凡远 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ovidio Luken in the 8th minute of play. 唐亮卫 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Romeo Pedroso made a huge save. Romeo Pedroso was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but 唐亮卫 showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. Cougars FC's Romeo Pedroso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 巩斌星 in the 16th minute of play. Romeo Pedroso made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when 唐亮卫 sent off a good shot on target. 22 minutes into the game, Fabio Artal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. 温凡远 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Romeo Pedroso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 巩斌星 in the 28th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Cougars FC's goal looked a bit too open when 巩斌星 came free, but Romeo Pedroso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cougars FC's Fabio Artal got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 47thth minute of the game Ronaldo Pérez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 【№1】枪手杭州分队's 温凡远 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ronaldo Pérez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Romeo Pedroso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 顾轩宇, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. A collision led to Cougars FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Pascual Ubendu hit a great ball. 温凡远 didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 56th minute, which inside left pole to 2-3. If Fabio Artal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Pérez in the 62nd minute of play forced 【№1】枪手杭州分队's goalkeeper 温凡远 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 温凡远 was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Ovidio Luken capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ovidio Luken really showed his touch with that goal: 2-4. In the 67th minute, Fabio Artal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cougars FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. With a little luck, 【№1】枪手杭州分队's 温凡远 got control of the ball when Ovidio Luken tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cougars FC were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after 【№1】枪手杭州分队's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fernando Belarmo took the corner. Fernando Belarmo made a great header on Cougars FC's corner, it was just that 【№1】枪手杭州分队's 温凡远 managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 77th minute Fabio Artal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 温凡远 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Cougars FC defense, 顾轩宇 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Romeo Pedroso. The Cougars FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Romeo Pedroso should have stopped the shot. Ronaldo Pérez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but 温凡远 made a huge save.