U23 World League

Arena Arizona
Spectators: 7987 (Terracing: 5991, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) Alfredo Lopes made the kick off and thus started the match. A A Arizona's Hu Zhen Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Klawki in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute, Guntis Pakuls hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th minute A A Arizona were awarded a corner. Nilson Hoffmann went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 7th match minute, A A Arizona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Paiva to maneuver through the defense. Seggiano's Armando Spano quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Dráusio Nóbrega, made in the 9th minute of the game. A A Arizona's Hu Zhen Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Klawki in the 9th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Seggiano's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Ramos came free, but Fausto Di Luzio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hu Zhen Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Achille Pasinati in the 13th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, A A Arizona's goal looked a bit too open when Markus Van Bombergen came free, but Hu Zhen Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 16 minutes A A Arizona's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Yuan Zhou Lei who took care of the corner kick. After 16 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for A A Arizona! In the 21st minute Alfred Klawki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hu Zhen Hong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hu Zhen Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Achille Pasinati, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hu Zhen Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfred Klawki, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Seggiano's Alfred Klawki sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hu Zhen Hong narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fausto Di Luzio was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Sydney Velloso capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sydney Velloso really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Hu Zhen Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfred Klawki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 42 played minutes Seggiano got a freekick which was hit by Bedri Baykutay. The supporters of A A Arizona booed when Seggiano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Achille Pasinati didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute of the match Nilson Hoffmann sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fausto Di Luzio skillfully saved the ball. Hu Zhen Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfred Klawki in the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alfred Klawki was the one to do the kick off. Hu Zhen Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfred Klawki, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Hu Zhen Hong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfred Klawki in the 52nd minute of play. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind A A Arizona's goalkeeper Hu Zhen Hong, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Achille Pasinati in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hu Zhen Hong, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 62nd minute, Jorge Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute, Jorge Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 65 minutes into the match, A A Arizona's goal looked a bit too open when Arrigo Saturno came free, but Hu Zhen Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hu Zhen Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arrigo Saturno in the 67th minute of the match. Manuel Paiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fausto Di Luzio having to interfere. Markus Van Bombergen took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hu Zhen Hong. A A Arizona's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Hu Zhen Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arrigo Saturno, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Arrigo Saturno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hu Zhen Hong having to interfere. Hu Zhen Hong made an important save on a dangerous shot by Achille Pasinati in the 88th minute. 91 minutes into the match, A A Arizona's goalkeeper Hu Zhen Hong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arrigo Saturno. Hu Zhen Hong stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arrigo Saturno's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.