U18 World League

成都梦剧场老特拉福德
Spectators: 7655 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 何昆宁 took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, Verwachting's Henny Jans got control of the ball when 李桦翔 tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as 『挑战者』兄弟-浪子而已's 何昆宁 slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Henny Jans. That made the score 1-0 after 7 minutes of play. 『挑战者』兄弟-浪子而已's 傅辰邦 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ralph Peeters in the 11th minute of play. If Ralph Peeters had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 『挑战者』兄弟-浪子而已's 何昆宁 got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Verwachting booed when 『挑战者』兄弟-浪子而已 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. 麦森帆 didn't get a good kick on the ball. If 钱朗骏 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th minute of the match 『挑战者』兄弟-浪子而已 got a corner. Verwachting's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 钱朗骏 ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on 『挑战者』兄弟-浪子而已's corner 钱朗骏 fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Henny Jans quite easily take care of the ball. 『挑战者』兄弟-浪子而已's 徐震军 got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Henny Jans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 徐震军 in the 29th minute of the match. Henny Jans made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when 何昆宁 sent off a good shot on target. 何昆宁 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Henny Jans made a huge save. In the 39th minute, 姚泉亮 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that 何昆宁's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henny Jans was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Verwachting's Henny Jans proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Verwachting from getting a goal against them. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stephan Boezeman was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ralph Peeters in the 52nd minute of play forced 『挑战者』兄弟-浪子而已's goalkeeper 傅辰邦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 傅辰邦 was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Ralph Peeters capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ralph Peeters really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Koos Peppinck charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Koos Peppinck the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of 『挑战者』兄弟-浪子而已 booed when Verwachting was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Koos Peppinck didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 何昆宁 in the 62nd minute of play forced Verwachting's goalkeeper Henny Jans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the game, Gerrit Baker was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Verwachting's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 『挑战者』兄弟-浪子而已 the free kick. 徐震军 hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, Stephan Boezeman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ralph Peeters received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. 傅辰邦 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 傅辰邦 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ralph Peeters, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Henny Jans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 何昆宁 in the 75th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ralph Peeters's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 傅辰邦 was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. 81 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』兄弟-浪子而已's goalkeeper 傅辰邦 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stephan Boezeman. Ralph Peeters struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. 傅辰邦 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Verwachting. 85 minutes into the match, Verwachting's goal looked a bit too open when 何昆宁 came free, but Henny Jans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Henny Jans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 徐震军 in the 86th minute of the match. The supporters of Verwachting booed when 『挑战者』兄弟-浪子而已 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. 徐震军 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Henny Jans stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 何昆宁's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. 徐震军 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If 李桦翔 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the 『挑战者』兄弟-浪子而已 players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.