U23 World League

Genius Salon
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Racing Club【LBF】's Manuel Marchidan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cláudio Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolf Jesus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A nice corner shot did that Zak Teo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cláudio Taffarel quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Cláudio Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaac Hermon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Racing Club【LBF】's zone, Isaac Hermon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cláudio Taffarel came out of the goal and Isaac Hermon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Dobrzechowski hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's 尹坤悦 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Marchidan in the 27th minute of play. After 28 minutes ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Severino Jatsu who took care of the corner kick. When Racing Club【LBF】's Manuel Marchidan in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's goalie prevented a goal. 尹坤悦 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severino Jatsu in the 31st minute of the match. In the 33rd minute Manuel Marchidan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 尹坤悦 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 尹坤悦 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Jatsu, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 40th minute, Emanuel Obafuso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Racing Club【LBF】's Cláudio Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolf Jesus in the 45th minute of play. Severino Jatsu hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. When Celestino Seber fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Racing Club【LBF】's protests and gave Celestino Seber a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th minute, Celestino Seber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cláudio Taffarel acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 47th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Zak Teo. The ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Racing Club【LBF】 were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Adolf Jesus made the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes of play, Racing Club【LBF】's Severino Jatsu made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 尹坤悦 was left in no man's land by his defense there! 尹坤悦 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Marchidan in the 53rd minute of play. Linus Mellbad kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the game, Adolf Jesus was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Racing Club【LBF】 the free kick. After a rather tough play, ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's Adolf Jesus got a free kick in the 58th minute. 66 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's goalkeeper 尹坤悦 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Marchidan. In the 71st match minute, ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zak Teo to maneuver through the defense. After 72 played minutes ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon got a freekick which was hit by Zak Teo. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaime Cordero got free with 尹坤悦 in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Racing Club【LBF】's Cláudio Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolf Jesus in the 95th minute of play. The ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Racing Club【LBF】 were clearly better and deserved to take the win.