World League

Lusail
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 顾竞锋 took the kick off in the first half of the match. Đặng Wind showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 5th minute 顾竞锋 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dibag Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dibag Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 顾竞锋, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute of the match ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK got a corner. La Scaloneta's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Chineze Cuinet ran over to the corner to take the kick. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Herbert Bialakowski advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-1 in the 11th minute. In the 15th match minute, La Scaloneta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Romero to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by 顾竞锋 in the 16th minute of play forced La Scaloneta's goalkeeper Dibag Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Đặng Wind showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lion Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 20 minutes into the game, 顾竞锋 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Dibag Martinez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 23rd minute, Lionel Messi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Đặng Wind. The goal made the score 1-2. Lionel Messi made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 30thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Đặng Wind would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. 32 minutes into the game, ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK's 顾竞锋 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dibag Martinez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Lion Messi's late challenge caught a ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lion Messi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 35th minute, Lion Messi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dibag Martinez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 顾竞锋 in the 36th minute of play. ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK's Đặng Wind proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK from getting a goal against them. In the 38th minute, 潘昆思 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 40 minutes into the match, La Scaloneta's Lautaro Martinez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Đặng Wind narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 45 minutes into the match, Lautaro Martinez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Đặng Wind, 2-3. After the first half ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lion Messi to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 50 minutes, Lautaro Martinez put it in 3-3 from a short distance just to the right of Đặng Wind. 陶悦永 kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 56th minute, ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK's 顾竞锋 dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when 顾竞锋 got free with Dibag Martinez in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dibag Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 顾竞锋 in the 74th minute of the match. In the 77th minute Lautaro Martinez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Đặng Wind saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had been going on for 80 minutes, ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK's Chineze Cuinet 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 Dibag Martinez. In the 83rd minute 顾竞锋 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dibag Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK defense, Lautaro Martinez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Đặng Wind. The ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Đặng Wind should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, La Scaloneta's Lisandro Martínez got a free kick in the 91st minute. Dibag Martinez made an important save on a dangerous shot by 顾竞锋 in the 92nd minute. ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK were awarded a corner in the 93th minute after La Scaloneta's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Chineze Cuinet took the corner. Prospero Teyo kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. In the 96th minute Lionel Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Đặng Wind saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over La Scaloneta's much stronger midfield.