U23 World League

Andrés Murillo
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) 【FLY】悠然泪下's 柳城响 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. In the 6th match minute, 【FLY】悠然泪下 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adriano Nunes to maneuver through the defense. 刘夕迅 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of John Villalon's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. A collision led to 【FLY】悠然泪下 getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Adriano Nunes hit a great ball. 刘夕迅 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Villalon, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After 13 played minutes 【FLY】悠然泪下 got a freekick which was hit by Adriano Nunes. 18 minutes into the match, Tapa Red F.C's goal looked a bit too open when 柳城响 came free, but Tuncer Polathan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Tapa Red F.C's John Villalon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 刘夕迅 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 刘夕迅 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from John Villalon went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 柳城响 in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tuncer Polathan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 23rd minute, John Villalon got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers John Villalon in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 刘夕迅 saved 【FLY】悠然泪下 from getting behind. Tuncer Polathan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 柳城响, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 刘夕迅 made an important save on a dangerous shot by John Villalon in the 29th minute. Tuncer Polathan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Nunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 37 minutes into the match, 【FLY】悠然泪下's goal looked a bit too open when John Villalon came free, but 刘夕迅 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th minute, 柳城响 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 【FLY】悠然泪下 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 【FLY】悠然泪下's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Adriano Nunes in the 49th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when John Villalon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Bartuelo Vidrio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adriano Nunes might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tuncer Polathan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adriano Nunes ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 60th minute 柳城响 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tuncer Polathan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Tapa Red F.C's John Villalon got a free kick in the 61st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Tapa Red F.C's zone, 柳城响 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tuncer Polathan came out of the goal and 柳城响 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Caradaro Rossell charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Caradaro Rossell the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kang Sen Xu hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 柳城响 in the 87th minute of play forced Tapa Red F.C's goalkeeper Tuncer Polathan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Tapa Red F.C's Tuncer Polathan got control of the ball when Diogo Marquez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mário Santana kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. 【FLY】悠然泪下's 刘夕迅 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John Villalon in the 93rd minute of play. 97 minutes into the game, Bizen Velazquez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tapa Red F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 【FLY】悠然泪下 the free kick. A collision led to Tapa Red F.C getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Bizen Velazquez hit a great ball. 【FLY】悠然泪下's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.