U23 World League

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Spectators: 8594 (Terracing: 6450, Seating: 1972, VIP seats: 172) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 孟志康 took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Jovens Democratas MZC's goal looked a bit too open when 雷森斌 came free, but Dalmo Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 雷森斌 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 11 minutes into the game, 【AC】★御剑堂★逍遥战城's 雷森斌 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dalmo Saldanha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 于烽克 made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Xu Li Sang sent off a good shot on target. 【AC】★御剑堂★逍遥战城's defense didn't have a chance, in the 18th minute, when Chico de Sousa scored to the left of an out of position 于烽克, making the score, 1-1. Xu Li Sang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jovens Democratas MZC's Dalmo Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 雷森斌 in the 24th minute of play. Dalmo Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 雷森斌 in the 25th minute of play. 于烽克 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xu Li Sang in the 26th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the game, Xu Li Sang cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. 于烽克 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in 【AC】★御剑堂★逍遥战城's zone, Xu Li Sang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 于烽克 came out of the goal and Xu Li Sang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 【AC】★御剑堂★逍遥战城's 于烽克 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save 【AC】★御剑堂★逍遥战城 from getting a goal against them. 43 minutes into the match, Jovens Democratas MZC's goal looked a bit too open when 柳烽正 came free, but Dalmo Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dalmo Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 孟志康 in the 45th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico de Sousa in the 52nd minute of play forced 【AC】★御剑堂★逍遥战城's goalkeeper 于烽克 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Durval de Queirós's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 于烽克 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Jovens Democratas MZC were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after 【AC】★御剑堂★逍遥战城's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dobromir Zagrodny took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Dobromir Zagrodny got away a dangerous shot. Despite this 于烽克 quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 孟志康 struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Dalmo Saldanha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 【AC】★御剑堂★逍遥战城. After some careless play in the Jovens Democratas MZC defense, 雷森斌 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dalmo Saldanha. The Jovens Democratas MZC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dalmo Saldanha should have stopped the shot. 雷森斌 might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dalmo Saldanha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 雷森斌 ran back to his position shaking his head. Dalmo Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 雷森斌, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 76 minutes into the match, 【AC】★御剑堂★逍遥战城's goal looked a bit too open when Durval de Queirós came free, but 于烽克 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute, Durval de Queirós left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jovens Democratas MZC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Jovens Democratas MZC's Serginho Sabóia was substituted for Marco van Basten. Jovens Democratas MZC's Lúcio Cruz was substituted for Durval de Queirós. The audience thought a goal was coming when 柳烽正 got free with Dalmo Saldanha in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dalmo Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 雷森斌, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jovens Democratas MZC's attentive Laerte Bittencourt managed to snatch the ball when 崔升益 made a throw-in in the 86th minute of the game. In the 88thth minute of the game 雷森斌 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jovens Democratas MZC's Dalmo Saldanha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Xu Li Sang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. 于烽克 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Jovens Democratas MZC booed when 【AC】★御剑堂★逍遥战城 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. 柳烽正 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 于烽克 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xu Li Sang in the 93rd minute of play. 于烽克 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lúcio Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Jovens Democratas MZC had won after a very even match.