U23 World League

南京市五台山足球场
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 范崇博 took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 罗冰悦 in the 3rd minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oscar Saldanha was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and 罗冰悦 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 罗冰悦 really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 5th match minute, Squadra Demarchi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aírton Montenegro to maneuver through the defense. 郑宁星's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Oscar Saldanha firmly grabbed it by the left post. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 范崇博, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute, 郑宁星 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Oscar Saldanha was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 16 minutes into the match, 范崇博 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oscar Saldanha. Squadra Demarchi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 范崇博 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 21st minute of the match, 范崇博 tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Oscar Saldanha saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Nilson Corrêa charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nilson Corrêa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Squadra Demarchi:s Oscar Saldanha showed great skill when he stopped 蔡树文:s penalty. Oscar Saldanha made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when 郑宁星 sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 32 minutes, Claudinho Pinho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Squadra Demarchi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudinho Pinho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Oscar Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 范崇博 in the 35th minute of the match. 毛骏克 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudinho Loyola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Wool United's 罗冰悦 ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Oscar Saldanha. Oscar Saldanha yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 5-0. 郑宁星 struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Oscar Saldanha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wool United.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudinho Pinho to make the kick off. 范崇博 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Oscar Saldanha having to make a save. Oscar Saldanha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 郑宁星's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. If 郑宁星 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 61 minutes into the game, Wool United's 范崇博 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Oscar Saldanha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. When Wool United's 范崇博 in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Squadra Demarchi's goalie prevented a goal. Oscar Saldanha came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Wool United's 范崇博. But to his dismay, 范崇博 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by 范崇博 in the 81st minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Squadra Demarchi getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Sérgio Batista hit a great ball. In the 86th minute 郑宁星 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 罗冰悦 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Wool United's 毛骏克 got control of the ball when Aírton Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. 毛骏克 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudinho Pinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 范崇博 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Saldanha having to interfere. Wool United were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Squadra Demarchi for a fine match.