World League

GAEL
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 范勇亮 took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Federico Aimar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivan Zbora was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Deuce Athletic Club were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after 中国国家自由搏击队's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Elias Selatse took the corner. Deuce Athletic Club's Elias Selatse was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ivan Zbora in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 8th minute, Leonardo Chico fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ivan Zbora, passed just outside the right post. Leonardo Chico's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 8thth minute, Ivan Zbora skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ivan Zbora was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Leonardo Chico showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 10 minute of play. When Deuce Athletic Club's Federico Aimar in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 中国国家自由搏击队's goalie prevented a goal. Leonardo Chico did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Ivan Zbora 17 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leonardo Chico in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivan Zbora prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 21 minutes, Federico Aimar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deuce Athletic Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Federico Aimar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Deuce Athletic Club's Federico Aimar in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 中国国家自由搏击队's goalie prevented a goal. 28 minutes into the match, 中国国家自由搏击队's goalkeeper Ivan Zbora had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonardo Chico. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Leonardo Chico put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ivan Zbora. Federico Aimar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 37th minute of the match Deuce Athletic Club got a corner. 中国国家自由搏击队's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Elias Selatse ran over to the corner to take the kick. Deuce Athletic Club's Ezequiel Karlo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ivan Zbora in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Thanks to some nice moves Leonardo Chico could shoot a difficult shot in the 39th minute, which Ivan Zbora however easily saved by the left post. A collision led to 中国国家自由搏击队 getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Fu Xiao Xuan hit a great ball. 范勇亮 hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 43 minutes into the match, 中国国家自由搏击队's goalkeeper Ivan Zbora had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonardo Chico. Leopoldo Ospin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 范勇亮 in the 45th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

If 范勇亮 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leopoldo Ospin made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when 何益奕 sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in 中国国家自由搏击队's zone, Leonardo Chico stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Zbora came out of the goal and Leonardo Chico tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 宋枫坤 kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. When Leonardo Chico came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Deuce Athletic Club 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 Leonardo Chico couldn't finish the play. In the 74th minute Leonardo Chico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Zbora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 76th play minutes 宋枫坤 shot 4-1, a short shot which went by Leopoldo Ospin and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 80thth minute of the game Federico Aimar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 中国国家自由搏击队's Ivan Zbora was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, 中国国家自由搏击队's 范勇亮 got a free kick in the 82nd minute. 宋枫坤's late challenge caught a Deuce Athletic Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 宋枫坤 helped the player get up and apologised. In the 84th match minute, 中国国家自由搏击队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 宋枫坤 to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 范勇亮 during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 86 played minutes 中国国家自由搏击队 got a freekick which was hit by 范勇亮. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by 中国国家自由搏击队's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Elias Selatse was slow to take the kick. During this time Deuce Athletic Club's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Deuce Athletic Club's corner Elias Selatse fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ivan Zbora quite easily take care of the ball. 5-1 became the score in the 90th minute when Federico Aimar elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Ezequiel Karlo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. For all the effort they put into the match, the 中国国家自由搏击队 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Deuce Athletic Club.