World League

9 de Diciembre
Spectators: 7973 (Terracing: 5981, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) MARTINETA's Bartolo Beliran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thierry Henry in the 3rd minute of play. Bartolo Beliran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thierry Henry in the 3rd minute of play. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by 洪勇诚 in the 6th minute. The corner led 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 洪勇诚 to fire away a dangerous shot which Bartolo Beliran despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 14 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』大连星海湾's goalkeeper 程荣弘 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lv Qiang Xiao. 17 minutes into the game, Carlos Cesaro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of 程荣弘. Carlos Cesaro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind 『挑战者』大连星海湾's goalkeeper 程荣弘, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bartolo Beliran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thierry Henry's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. The audience was convinced that Lucas Neves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bartolo Beliran was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Carlos Cesaro took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 程荣弘. 程荣弘 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. The throw-in from 胡强常 in the 40th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by MARTINETA's Rafal Kaszubowski. After having played for 44 minutes, Thierry Henry managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thierry Henry was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lucas Neves made a kick off. In the 56th match minute, 『挑战者』大连星海湾 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 马文棋 to maneuver through the defense. 57 minutes into the game, MARTINETA's Carlos Cesaro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 程荣弘 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. With a little luck, MARTINETA's Bartolo Beliran got control of the ball when Lucas Neves tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lucas Neves's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 64thth minute, Bartolo Beliran skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 73rd minute Carlos Cesaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 程荣弘 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MARTINETA's Bartolo Beliran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save MARTINETA from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the 『挑战者』大连星海湾 defense, Carlos Cesaro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 程荣弘. The 『挑战者』大连星海湾 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 程荣弘 should have stopped the shot. 『挑战者』大连星海湾 made a substitution. Ronaldo Messi replaced Lucas Neves. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's attentive 洪勇诚 managed to snatch the ball when Andrey Atamanenko made a throw-in in the 86th minute of the game. In the 87th minute of the match, 马文棋 tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bartolo Beliran saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 姚明岩 got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 93rdth minute of the game João Severino who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 程荣弘 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. MARTINETA's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.