U23 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7743 (Terracing: 5809, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 孟鹰泉 got the match started through his kick off. After 4 played minutes Kukova United got a freekick which was hit by Jacek Gotfryd. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Haroldo Pio took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Francisco do Vale to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamim Medeiros in the 8th minute of play forced Kukova United's goalkeeper Anıl Baran Uslu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romeo Hulberto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Francisco do Vale made a huge save. Anıl Baran Uslu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chiquinho Sergipano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anıl Baran Uslu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Betinho Mangueira in the 21st minute of the match. Juraj Ďuračka hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Francisco do Vale made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Romeo Hulberto sent off a good shot on target. Francisco do Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacek Gotfryd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mestre GG's Francisco do Vale proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Mestre GG from getting a goal against them. Francisco do Vale made an important save on a dangerous shot by Romeo Hulberto in the 40th minute. After a rather tough play, Mestre GG's Matías Cosme got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 46th minute Jacek Gotfryd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco do Vale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Haroldo Pio was the one to do the kick off. When Haroldo Pio fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kukova United's protests and gave Haroldo Pio a yellow card for diving instead. Haroldo Pio kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, Kukova United's goalkeeper Anıl Baran Uslu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 孟鹰泉. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betinho Mangueira in the 57th minute of play forced Kukova United's goalkeeper Anıl Baran Uslu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Mestre GG's 孟鹰泉 dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chiquinho Sergipano in the 70th minute of play forced Kukova United's goalkeeper Anıl Baran Uslu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Betinho Mangueira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Anıl Baran Uslu made a huge save. Mestre GG were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Kukova United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. 孟鹰泉 took the corner. The corner ended in 孟鹰泉 almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Kukova United's Anıl Baran Uslu did a great save. In the 84th minute Haroldo Pio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco do Vale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th match minute, Kukova United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dušan Ujlaky to maneuver through the defense. Anıl Baran Uslu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Betinho Mangueira in the 90th minute. 92 minutes into the match, Kukova United's goalkeeper Anıl Baran Uslu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Betinho Mangueira. In the 95th minute, Romeo Hulberto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.