U18 World League

小沛之城
Spectators: 7828 (Terracing: 5872, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) 温誉皓 started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 4 minutes 沛水龙城's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Clemente Frances who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Generoso Gonzo managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Adornio in the 7th minute of play forced 沛水龙城's goalkeeper 何松潮 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Berto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 温誉皓, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute, Super Penalitop's Celso Criston seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Celso Criston the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Super Penalitop protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Celso Criston had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of Super Penalitop:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of 沛水龙城:s goal. A collision led to Super Penalitop getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Generoso Gonzo hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Generoso Gonzo sped through 沛水龙城's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of 何松潮. 刘桦乐 made in the 22nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Super Penalitop's Inocencio Grabiel. 沛水龙城's 何松潮 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Generoso Gonzo in the 29th minute of play. In the 32nd match minute, 沛水龙城 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 巩延钢 to maneuver through the defense. Eustacio Bieito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. 何松潮 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 39th minute, Anastasio Ixidor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute, Generoso Gonzo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 何松潮 was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Generoso Gonzo was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 64 minutes, Eustacio Bieito managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Super Penalitop's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eustacio Bieito was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 巩延钢 hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. 朱宽崇 hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Super Penalitop's Clemente Frances got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manuel Berto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 梅泉城, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Manuel Adornio kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. 齐坚弘 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, 沛水龙城's 温誉皓 got a free kick in the 87th minute. Clemente Frances sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.