U23 World League

Joestar Colosseum
Spectators: 7742 (Terracing: 5808, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Wonderkids's 罗挺树 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. 18 minutes into the match, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s goal looked a bit too open when Avram Radevski came free, but Edgardo Fuica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th play minute Matthew Murguia came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Didi Dionísio. 1-0. Edgardo Fuica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 罗挺树, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Edgardo Fuica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 罗挺树 in the 24th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s goal looked a bit too open when 罗挺树 came free, but Edgardo Fuica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Edgardo Fuica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jânio Batista in the 31st minute of play. The supporters of ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ booed when Wonderkids was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marjan Prokopievski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Didi Dionísio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sebastiano Cañon in the 34th minute. 罗挺树's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edgardo Fuica read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. With a little luck, Wonderkids's Didi Dionísio got control of the ball when Matthew Murguia tried to sneak it across the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s goal looked a bit too open when 罗挺树 came free, but Edgardo Fuica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sebastiano Cañon got free with Didi Dionísio in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edgardo Fuica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svetozar Petrusevski in the 48th minute of play. Wonderkids were awarded a corner in the 50th minute after ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Vegim Cvetkovski took the corner. After taking down the ball on Wonderkids's corner Marjan Prokopievski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Edgardo Fuica quite easily take care of the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Matthew Murguia to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 59 minutes, Matthew Murguia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Matthew Murguia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Xavion Zeppeli was substituted for Giovanni Giorno. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Ximenes Arganzua was substituted for Matthew Murguia. In the 66th minute, Tiago Larrechi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute Svetozar Petrusevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgardo Fuica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68thth minute of the game Svetozar Petrusevski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Edgardo Fuica was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Svetozar Petrusevski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edgardo Fuica was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Zernin Mendivil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Didi Dionísio having to interfere. After 78 minutes, Eloi Lantaron mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ and the Wonderkids players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eloi Lantaron hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After 80 played minutes ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ got a freekick which was hit by Tiago Larrechi. Edgar Wahlnäs hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Wonderkids defense, Zernin Mendivil kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Didi Dionísio. The Wonderkids fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Didi Dionísio should have stopped the shot. Wonderkids's Didi Dionísio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zernin Mendivil in the 87th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s goal looked a bit too open when 罗挺树 came free, but Edgardo Fuica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Xavion Zeppeli got a free kick in the 91st minute. Didi Dionísio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zernin Mendivil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edgardo Fuica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avram Radevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ximenes Arganzua kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Wonderkids for a fine match.