U23 World League

Manuel Ferreira
Spectators: 7683 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Qingdao Huanghai Fc's 张战昆 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by 张战昆 in the 7th minute of play forced Club Olimpia's goalkeeper Dalmacio Caldueño to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes in the game Sergio Rammos did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to 潘庭扬. When Qingdao Huanghai Fc's 张战昆 in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Olimpia's goalie prevented a goal. Club Olimpia's Dalmacio Caldueño played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 方渊海 in the 16th minute of play. Medero Quevedo's late challenge caught a Qingdao Huanghai Fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Medero Quevedo helped the player get up and apologised. After 18 played minutes Club Olimpia got a freekick which was hit by Medero Quevedo. 郑梁晨 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eliazar Salantes in the 24th minute. After 24 minutes of play Club Olimpia's Medero Quevedo was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 25 played minutes Club Olimpia got a freekick which was hit by Medero Quevedo. A collision led to Qingdao Huanghai Fc getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. 杨宇誉 hit a great ball. 郑梁晨 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Cardozo in the 35th minute of play. A collision led to Club Olimpia getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Rubio Guardia hit a great ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fernando Cardozo made a kick off. Dalmacio Caldueño made an important save on a dangerous shot by 方渊海 in the 62nd minute. 64 minutes into the match, Club Olimpia's goalkeeper Dalmacio Caldueño had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 张战昆. In the 71st minute Fernando Cardozo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 郑梁晨 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th match minute, Club Olimpia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Cabrera to maneuver through the defense. Gorbea Sasiain charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gorbea Sasiain the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 79th minute, Gorbea Sasiain hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute, Eliazar Salantes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 85th minute of the game. One of Club Olimpia:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Qingdao Huanghai Fc:s goal. It was joyful for the audience to see 张战昆 dribbling past the opponents defense line in the 88th played minute and put the ball into the net. 0-1. A hard shot 98 in the game by 方渊海 from a close distance when the talented Dalmacio Caldueño managed to make a qualified save. Club Olimpia's players were relieved. Qingdao Huanghai Fc's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.