U23 World League

El Palacio Alijilán
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) MAN.UTD-阿贵's 顾天源 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. With a little luck, MAN.UTD-阿贵's 马剑烨 got control of the ball when Leandro Fig tried to sneak it across the goal line. Saul Iruinea received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. 马剑烨 came out and tried to block the shot, but Saul Iruinea slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 9th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Alijilán returns's Leandro Fig slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of 马剑烨. That made the score 3-0 after 12 minutes of play. After 15 played minutes Saul Iruinea could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 4-0 into the left cross. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Saul Iruinea took a quick shot and it went in 6-0 without a chance for 马剑烨 to make any attempt to save it. When Saul Iruinea came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Alijilán returns fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Saul Iruinea couldn't finish the play. Leandro Garate hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute, Leandro Garate ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 马剑烨 was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. In the 35th match minute, Alijilán returns was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wang Cheng Xiang to maneuver through the defense. 马剑烨 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saul Iruinea, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Wang Cheng Xiang took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 马剑烨. 马剑烨 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. 马剑烨 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Iruinea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

53 minutes into the game, Alijilán returns's Wang Cheng Xiang nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 马剑烨 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. 57 minutes in the game Cesar Ibanez did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Leandro Garate. If Saul Iruinea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Saul Iruinea might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 马剑烨. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Saul Iruinea ran back to his position shaking his head. 马剑烨 came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Alijilán returns's Wang Cheng Xiang. But to his dismay, Wang Cheng Xiang quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-0. After 70 minutes of play, Alijilán returns's Wang Cheng Xiang made it 11-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 马剑烨 was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 74th minute, Leandro Fig left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alijilán returns fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 12-0. 79 minutes into the game, Angel Paez threw the ball into play from the sideline. MAN.UTD-阿贵's 龙延骏 quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A throw-in in the 79th minute of the game was made by Cesar Sagrario with Wang Cheng Xiang as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 马剑烨 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saul Iruinea in the 81st minute of play. Leandro Garate kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. 马剑烨 came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Alijilán returns's Wang Cheng Xiang. But to his dismay, Wang Cheng Xiang quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 14-0. 92 minutes into the match, Wang Cheng Xiang notched a goal, 15-0, to the right of MAN.UTD-阿贵's 马剑烨. 马剑烨 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 96thth minute of the game Saul Iruinea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MAN.UTD-阿贵's 马剑烨 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Alijilán returns had played much better football throughout.