U21 World League

Efrain Luke
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 庄亦朗 started the match with the kick off. Serafin Bortzaioriz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 庄亦朗, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The supporters of 『盛世メ名門』昕桐宝宝 booed when FIORITO CITY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentin Pereyra didn't get a good kick on the ball. 西门 金 scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Serafin Bortzaioriz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by 西门 金 in the 10th minute of play forced FIORITO CITY's goalkeeper Serafin Bortzaioriz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 顾希钢 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serafin Bortzaioriz having to interfere. Gavino Bizi charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gavino Bizi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 13th minute, one of FIORITO CITY:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FIORITO CITY. The referee gave 『盛世メ名門』昕桐宝宝 a penalty, 14 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by 唐朗崇, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FIORITO CITY's Serafin Bortzaioriz. 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in FIORITO CITY's zone, 西门 金 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Serafin Bortzaioriz came out of the goal and 西门 金 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 庄亦朗 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serafin Bortzaioriz having to interfere. 吴文枫 kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. 34 minutes into the game, 顾希钢 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 『盛世メ名門』昕桐宝宝's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FIORITO CITY the free kick. 顾希钢 struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Serafin Bortzaioriz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 『盛世メ名門』昕桐宝宝. Tobias Rios's late challenge caught a 『盛世メ名門』昕桐宝宝's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tobias Rios helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of 『盛世メ名門』昕桐宝宝 booed when FIORITO CITY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tobias Rios didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th minute 西门 金 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafin Bortzaioriz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute, 庄亦朗 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, 顾希钢 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 『盛世メ名門』昕桐宝宝's supporters rose to their feet, but 顾希钢 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Serafin Bortzaioriz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Damaso Ignazio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 『盛世メ名門』昕桐宝宝's 刘桑凌 managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gavino Bizi in the 52 minute of the game. Serafin Bortzaioriz made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when 顾希钢 sent off a good shot on target. After 56 played minutes FIORITO CITY got a freekick which was hit by Casimiro Lohitzun. 『盛世メ名門』昕桐宝宝 were furious when 唐朗崇 was red carded, 58 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Serafin Bortzaioriz made an important save on a dangerous shot by 顾希钢 in the 61st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when 庄亦朗 got free with Serafin Bortzaioriz in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If 顾希钢 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 陈延伟 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damaso Ignazio in the 70th minute of play. If 顾希钢 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 庄亦朗 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Serafin Bortzaioriz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, 庄亦朗 took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Serafin Bortzaioriz to make any attempt to save it. Serafin Bortzaioriz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 顾希钢, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute, FIORITO CITY's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after 庄亦朗 fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 『盛世メ名門』昕桐宝宝 played a much better game than FIORITO CITY and deserved their victory. The FIORITO CITY players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.