U23 World League

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Spectators: 7841 (Terracing: 5882, Seating: 1803, VIP seats: 156) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 霍去病 Wu kicked off to start the match. Sam Bates received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Édouard Mendy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Memphis Grizzlies booed when ≮王者归来≯国际米兰 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. 陈勇延 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10th minute Sam Bates shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Édouard Mendy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's Édouard Mendy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Bates in the 11th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 卫青 Wu in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pat Zamora prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 刘德华 Wu kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Édouard Mendy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Bates, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Memphis Grizzlies's Sam Bates in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's goalie prevented a goal. A sloppy throw-in by Richie Ashton in the 26th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's Fabricio Cordarell. If Achraf Hakimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th minute, Sam Bates made a precise shot to the right of Édouard Mendy. ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. 39 minutes into the match, Sam Bates had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Édouard Mendy. ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sam Bates was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Sam Bates kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Édouard Mendy. That made the score 6-0 in the 46 minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sam Bates stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Édouard Mendy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Bates, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After some careless play in the ≮王者归来≯国际米兰 defense, Sam Bates kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Édouard Mendy. The ≮王者归来≯国际米兰 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Édouard Mendy should have stopped the shot. The corner ended in 黎明 Wu almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Memphis Grizzlies's Pat Zamora did a great save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabricio Cordarell during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 64 played minutes ≮王者归来≯国际米兰 got a freekick which was hit by Fabricio Cordarell. Memphis Grizzlies made a substitution. Arash Eagle replaced Sam Bates. Memphis Grizzlies made a substitution. Ma Kun replaced Ciarán Symons. Fabricio Cordarell kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Édouard Mendy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arash Eagle, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Memphis Grizzlies were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Freddie Gettins took the corner. In the 74th minute of the game 龚渊宁 made a throw-in which 郝延风 played forward. 77 minutes into the match, Memphis Grizzlies's Arash Eagle sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Édouard Mendy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by 乔光庭 in the 79th minute of play forced Memphis Grizzlies's goalkeeper Pat Zamora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 朱谦青 kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Arash Eagle ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Édouard Mendy was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-1. After 93 played minutes ≮王者归来≯国际米兰 got a freekick which was hit by 黎明 Wu. In the 96thth minute of the game Arash Eagle who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's Édouard Mendy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.