U18 World League

金谷园
Spectators: 7736 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 赵战翔 kicked off to start the match. The supporters of 『挑战者』银河俱乐部 booed when Attard Gunners was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Gera didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Delia in the 4th minute of play forced 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's goalkeeper 姚彬桦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, 孟坚夕 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th match minute, Attard Gunners was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shaun Cassar Torreggiani to maneuver through the defense. Attard Gunners's Patrick Micallef played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 赵战翔 in the 12th minute of play. 孟坚夕 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Patrick Micallef made a huge save. 姚彬桦 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Delia in the 20th minute of the match. In the 24th minute Kevin Delia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 姚彬桦 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 姚彬桦 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Delia in the 28th minute of the match. With a little luck, Attard Gunners's Patrick Micallef got control of the ball when 赵战翔 tried to sneak it across the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Gera came free, but 姚彬桦 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Kevin Delia made the kick off in the second half. After 50 played minutes 『挑战者』银河俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by 白扬瑜. 姚彬桦 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Delia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes into the match, George Xiberras had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 姚彬桦. 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that George Xiberras was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 58 played minutes 『挑战者』银河俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by 肖剑竞. The long shot by George Xiberras in the 59th minute really tested 姚彬桦's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Kevin Delia kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving 姚彬桦. That made the score 0-2 in the 60 minute of play. 赵战翔 hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 赵战翔's late challenge caught a Attard Gunners's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 赵战翔 helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's 赵战翔 got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 69th minute of the match George Xiberras sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but 姚彬桦 skillfully saved the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 董誉棋 during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's 董誉棋 got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 73 minutes into the match, Attard Gunners's George Xiberras broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 姚彬桦 made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when George Xiberras sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Attard Gunners booed when 『挑战者』银河俱乐部 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. 董海诚 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th minute of the match, Angelo Incorvaia tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but 姚彬桦 saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's 赵战翔 got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Patrick Micallef showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 赵战翔, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. A collision led to 『挑战者』银河俱乐部 getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. 孟坚夕 hit a great ball. With a little luck, 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's 姚彬桦 got control of the ball when George Xiberras tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 95th minute, 董海诚 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.