U18 World League

Diego A. Milito
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pastor Geleberto made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in Racing Club【LBF】's zone, 雷崇鸿 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Romulo Magdaleno came out of the goal and 雷崇鸿 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, 马烽俊 put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Romulo Magdaleno. After some careless play in the Racing Club【LBF】 defense, 郝风南 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Romulo Magdaleno. The Racing Club【LBF】 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Romulo Magdaleno should have stopped the shot. After 18 minutes of play, 【№1】深圳之星⭐'s 郝风南 made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Romulo Magdaleno was left in no man's land by his defense there! 24 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's goal looked a bit too open when 马烽俊 came free, but Romulo Magdaleno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Eriberto Cordario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 孟平风 charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 孟平风 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 28th match minute, 【№1】深圳之星⭐ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 孟平风 to maneuver through the defense. 宋思谦 acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 29th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Ulises Cordeara. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 马烽俊 in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Romulo Magdaleno prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by 郝风南 in the 39th minute of play forced Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Romulo Magdaleno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 43 minutes, Omar Ulizes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Racing Club【LBF】 and the 【№1】深圳之星⭐ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Racing Club【LBF】 getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Omar Ulizes hit a great ball. Romulo Magdaleno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 郝风南 in the 45th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The wind increased when 马烽俊 made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Racing Club【LBF】 booed when 【№1】深圳之星⭐ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. 庞谦坚 didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Racing Club【LBF】 booed when 【№1】深圳之星⭐ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. 孟志洋 didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Racing Club【LBF】 getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Omar Ulizes hit a great ball. When Agustin Florian came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Racing Club【LBF】 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 Agustin Florian couldn't finish the play. 马烽俊 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Romulo Magdaleno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 马烽俊 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Romulo Magdaleno made a huge save. 72 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Romulo Magdaleno had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 马烽俊. 宋思谦 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustin Florian in the 75th minute of play. 郝磊钢 hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. If Agustin Florian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Racing Club【LBF】's Romulo Magdaleno got control of the ball when 马烽俊 tried to sneak it across the goal line. The 【№1】深圳之星⭐ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing 【№1】深圳之星⭐ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.