U23 World League

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Spectators: 8371 (Terracing: 6300, Seating: 1900, VIP seats: 171) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Liu Hui Qi took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Baldomero Odol, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 3 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Lucjan Sedzikowski was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Fidel Perpinya managed to get in a good position for a shot. Expresso Ranelagh's supporters rose to their feet, but Fidel Perpinya was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucjan Sedzikowski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Leonides Valente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Xiang Zhi in the 12th minute of the match. Expresso Ranelagh's Leonides Valente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Hui Qi in the 14th minute of play. Leonides Valente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liu Hui Qi in the 14th minute of the match. Shi Xiang Zhi took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leonides Valente. Leonides Valente dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 20th minute Liu Hui Qi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonides Valente saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute, Terri Videbjerg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Expresso Ranelagh's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Valentino Rosas in the 23rd minute. The corner led Expresso Ranelagh's Valentino Rosas to fire away a dangerous shot which Lucjan Sedzikowski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Leonides Valente took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liu Hui Qi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the match, Expresso Ranelagh's goal looked a bit too open when Al Bundy came free, but Leonides Valente reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 29th minute of the game. One of Randkleve:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Expresso Ranelagh:s goal. When the match had been going on for 30 minutes, Expresso Ranelagh's Valentino Rosas got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Lucjan Sedzikowski. Expresso Ranelagh's Leonides Valente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Hui Qi in the 38th minute of play. Fidel Perpinya recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Leonides Valente made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Unndór Takeris in the 41st minute of play. In the 47th minute, Al Bundy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leonides Valente was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baldomero Odol to make the kick off. Leonides Valente made an important save on a dangerous shot by Al Bundy in the 53rd minute. Leonides Valente made an important save on a dangerous shot by Al Bundy in the 57th minute. Liu Hui Qi took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leonides Valente. Leonides Valente dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Leonides Valente showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liu Hui Qi, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Expresso Ranelagh's goal looked a bit too open when Al Bundy came free, but Leonides Valente reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fidel Perpinya took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lucjan Sedzikowski. Lucjan Sedzikowski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. Expresso Ranelagh's Honorato Chap was substituted for Victor de Souza. Expresso Ranelagh's Zacarias Umea was substituted for Baldomero Odol. Lucjan Sedzikowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fidel Perpinya in the 77th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Terri Videbjerg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liu Hui Qi in the 82nd minute of play forced Expresso Ranelagh's goalkeeper Leonides Valente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Randkleve's Lucjan Sedzikowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zacarias Umea in the 85th minute of play. After 87 minutes of play, Randkleve's Liu Hui Qi made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leonides Valente was left in no man's land by his defense there! Leonides Valente made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Al Bundy in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Fidel Perpinya made a precise shot to the right of Lucjan Sedzikowski. Randkleve's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-5. Expresso Ranelagh's Leonides Valente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Al Bundy in the 95th minute of play. The Expresso Ranelagh fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Randkleve were clearly better and deserved to take the win.