U23 World League

大共和国球场
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Luís Paulo França started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Paulo França in the 6th minute of play forced 『挑战者』乌程项王公园's goalkeeper 曲邦坤 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 6 played minutes 『挑战者』乌程项王公园 got a freekick which was hit by 史凡然. After having played for 9 minutes, Luís Paulo França managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TAQUARI FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Paulo França was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 17 minutes into the game, one of 『挑战者』乌程项王公园:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 曲邦坤 had in the 20thth minute some difficulties stopping Yoel Alfaro's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. When 程真浩 fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 『挑战者』乌程项王公园's protests and gave 程真浩 a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to 『挑战者』乌程项王公园 getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. 程真浩 hit a great ball. 曲邦坤 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Paulo França in the 26th minute of play. 史凡然 got a throw-in 31 minutes in the game and the ball was received by 梅川枫. 曲邦坤 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Paulo França in the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th minute of the match TAQUARI FC got a corner. 『挑战者』乌程项王公园's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zézinho Freire ran over to the corner to take the kick. Zézinho Freire made a great header on TAQUARI FC's corner, it was just that 『挑战者』乌程项王公园's 曲邦坤 managed to reach the ball for a save. After 40 minutes, 余挺朋 made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. TAQUARI FC's Karl Österberg tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 余挺朋 to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Paulo França in the 55th minute of play forced 『挑战者』乌程项王公园's goalkeeper 曲邦坤 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When TAQUARI FC's Luís Paulo França in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 『挑战者』乌程项王公园's goalie prevented a goal. 史凡然 struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Karl Österberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 『挑战者』乌程项王公园. In the 67th minute, Zézinho Freire left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TAQUARI FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Paulo França in the 74th minute of play forced 『挑战者』乌程项王公园's goalkeeper 曲邦坤 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. TAQUARI FC were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after 『挑战者』乌程项王公园's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Zézinho Freire took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Yoel Alfaro managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Karl Österberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 史凡然 in the 78th minute of the match. 史凡然 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl Österberg having to interfere. 曲邦坤 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Paulo França in the 84th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 梅川枫 during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th match minute, 『挑战者』乌程项王公园 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 梅川枫 to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, 『挑战者』乌程项王公园's 曲邦坤 got control of the ball when Murillo Perez tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 90th minute, TAQUARI FC's Murillo Perez dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. TAQUARI FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.