U23 World League

中国•北京•鸟巢
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) 姜斌渊 made the kick off and thus started the match. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's Eddy Luirink played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matheus Baltazar in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th minute Qu Liang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eddy Luirink saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute, Qu Liang made a precise shot to the right of Eddy Luirink. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's zone, Alessandro Clarkfeldt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eddy Luirink came out of the goal and Alessandro Clarkfeldt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 黄银迅 hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. The Söderbröder fans' excitement grew in the 15th match minute when Söderbröder's Matheus Baltazar looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 叶斌霖 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 严国强 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Axel Nyman having to interfere. After 28 minutes, Alessandro Clarkfeldt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Söderbröder and the ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Söderbröder's Alessandro Clarkfeldt got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Söderbröder's goalkeeper Karl-Axel Nyman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Söderbröder's Matheus Baltazar in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goalie prevented a goal. Matheus Baltazar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Eddy Luirink tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 37 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro Clarkfeldt came free, but Eddy Luirink reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 38 minutes ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Matheus Baltazar who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Matheus Baltazar got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Eddy Luirink quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's Eddy Luirink played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qu Liang in the 43rd minute of play. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's Eddy Luirink played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agapito Cabanela in the 45th minute of play. Söderbröder were awarded a corner in the 46th minute after ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Matheus Baltazar took the corner. Söderbröder's Matheus Baltazar was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Eddy Luirink in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matheus Baltazar to make the kick off. Eddy Luirink showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matheus Baltazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. 叶斌霖 hit a great ball. Eddy Luirink showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qu Liang in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 65thth minute of the game Matheus Baltazar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's Eddy Luirink was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Alessandro Clarkfeldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's zone, Qu Liang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eddy Luirink came out of the goal and Qu Liang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 85 played minutes ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 got a freekick which was hit by 姜斌渊. Söderbröder's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Matheus Baltazar in the 90th minute. The corner ended in Agapito Cabanela almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's Eddy Luirink did a great save. Matheus Baltazar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eddy Luirink having to interfere.