U23 World League

Castanhão
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 谢树博 took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th match minute, Castanheiro SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kauan Rezende to maneuver through the defense. If 庞超延 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 杜响国 hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Jeferson Mandrak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. 卓奕朗 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 17 minutes, 谢树博 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ≮王者归来≯爱小羽·爱生活's supporters crossed their fingers, but 谢树博 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 卓奕朗 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Trancoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, ≮王者归来≯爱小羽·爱生活's 杜响国 got a free kick in the 22nd minute. A collision led to Castanheiro SC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Túlio Aparecido hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 庞超延 in the 28th minute of play forced Castanheiro SC's goalkeeper Pedrinho Guimarães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Castanheiro SC's zone, Gabriel Lundström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedrinho Guimarães came out of the goal and Gabriel Lundström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 31st minute, 武荣潮 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeferson Mandrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedrinho Guimarães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 任翔建 in the 40th minute of play. 42 minutes into the game, ≮王者归来≯爱小羽·爱生活's 谢树博 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedrinho Guimarães made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kauan Rezende to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Castanheiro SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliézer da Silveira to maneuver through the defense. 卓奕朗 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliézer da Silveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. After 59 played minutes ≮王者归来≯爱小羽·爱生活 got a freekick which was hit by 杜响国. 卓奕朗 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kauan Rezende in the 60th minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Castanheiro SC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 62nd minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 64 minutes, ≮王者归来≯爱小羽·爱生活's 庞超延 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 Pedrinho Guimarães. Pedrinho Guimarães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 任翔建 in the 68th minute of play. Leonardo Trancoso kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Carolo Bertol might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedrinho Guimarães. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carolo Bertol ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 79th minute, Kauan Rezende left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Castanheiro SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. With a little luck, Castanheiro SC's Pedrinho Guimarães got control of the ball when 谢树博 tried to sneak it across the goal line. ≮王者归来≯爱小羽·爱生活's 任翔建 got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 89th minute, Eliézer da Silveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If 庞超延 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eliézer da Silveira charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eliézer da Silveira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 93 played minutes Castanheiro SC got a freekick which was hit by Eliézer da Silveira. ≮王者归来≯爱小羽·爱生活 played a much better game than Castanheiro SC and deserved their victory. The Castanheiro SC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.