U23 World League

Orotina
Spectators: 7647 (Terracing: 5737, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Iordache Opincaru kicked off to start the match. In the 4th match minute, Arsenal FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 马霖梁 to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 7 minutes, 马霖梁 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arsenal FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but 马霖梁 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 11th minute of the match Jacek Walczak shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Damián Martínez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 马霖梁 kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Arsenal FC's 陈海广 got a free kick in the 20th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 雷伟正 during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Iordache Opincaru could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Damián Martínez made a huge save. In the 31st minute 石升 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liu Yong Yong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Liu Yong Yong stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 马霖梁's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Nuno Orihuela recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iordache Opincaru got free with Damián Martínez in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Carlos Vela made the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes OROTINENSE got a freekick which was hit by Jesus Cortez. Liu Yong Yong acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 51st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Aaron Ramsey. In the 56th minute, Juraj Múdry hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Damián Martínez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacek Walczak in the 68th minute of the match. In the 75th minute of the match, Carlos Vela tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Liu Yong Yong saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Damián Martínez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Orihuela in the 80th minute of play. Iordache Opincaru scored 1-0 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Damián Martínez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Arsenal FC's 邵战西 was substituted for 马霖梁. 90 minutes into the match, OROTINENSE's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Vela came free, but Liu Yong Yong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With 93 minutes on the clock, Nery Hurtado commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 92nd minute, one of OROTINENSE:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for OROTINENSE. When the match had been going on for 95 minutes, Arsenal FC's 石升 got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Liu Yong Yong.