U23 World League

Estadio TAXISTAS
Spectators: 7604 (Terracing: 5704, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Peyo Contera made the kick off which started today's match. Vaios Evaggelliadis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luo Cheng, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Peyo Contera recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vaios Evaggelliadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peyo Contera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luo Cheng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roland Walkowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vaios Evaggelliadis having to interfere. Peyo Contera might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vaios Evaggelliadis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Peyo Contera ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roland Walkowski in the 21st minute of play forced Tacheros OFF's goalkeeper Vaios Evaggelliadis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Luo Cheng notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Tacheros OFF's Vaios Evaggelliadis. Vaios Evaggelliadis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Peyo Contera in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vaios Evaggelliadis saved Tacheros OFF from getting behind. Luo Cheng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vaios Evaggelliadis having to interfere. Tacheros OFF's Vaios Evaggelliadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhang Cheng Ping in the 33rd minute of play. When Jaffery Stanton fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Deportivo Peñarol FIFV's protests and gave Jaffery Stanton a yellow card for diving instead. In the 35th minute, Jaffery Stanton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute, Faustão Melo 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. Vaios Evaggelliadis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peyo Contera in the 38th minute of play. Vaios Evaggelliadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhang Cheng Ping, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 41 minutes of play, Deportivo Peñarol FIFV's Zhang Cheng Ping made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vaios Evaggelliadis was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Faustão Melo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ladislao Mazurkiewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faustão Melo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute Guaberto Valentine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ladislao Mazurkiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peyo Contera in the 68th minute of play forced Tacheros OFF's goalkeeper Vaios Evaggelliadis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luo Cheng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Vaios Evaggelliadis made a huge save. 80 minutes into the match, Deportivo Peñarol FIFV's goal looked a bit too open when Zeledon Oliverio came free, but Ladislao Mazurkiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 81 played minutes Deportivo Peñarol FIFV got a freekick which was hit by Zhang Cheng Ping. Zhang Cheng Ping recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tacheros OFF's Vaios Evaggelliadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhang Cheng Ping in the 85th minute of play. After 86 played minutes Deportivo Peñarol FIFV got a freekick which was hit by Zhang Cheng Ping. Faustão Melo struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Ladislao Mazurkiewicz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tacheros OFF. Dario Valente kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Deportivo Peñarol FIFV's Ladislao Mazurkiewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeledon Oliverio in the 94th minute of play. Ladislao Mazurkiewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Costel Dijmărescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Deportivo Peñarol FIFV played a much better game than Tacheros OFF and deserved their victory. The Tacheros OFF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.