U18 World League

Arena Lady Valkyrie
Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) 13 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalkeeper Afiq Hongyi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geovânio da Cunha. Afiq Hongyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tião França in the 16th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, Geovânio da Cunha dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Afiq Hongyi, 1-0. Afiq Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar de Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afiq Hongyi stood somewhat misplaced when Vicente Meireles came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 24 minute. In the 29th match minute, Barbie Doll United U23 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geovânio da Cunha to maneuver through the defense. Tião França's late challenge caught a 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tião França helped the player get up and apologised. After 32 played minutes Barbie Doll United U23 got a freekick which was hit by Tião França. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vicente Meireles got free with Afiq Hongyi in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Afiq Hongyi made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Geovânio da Cunha sent off a good shot on target. Afiq Hongyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar de Moraes in the 40th minute of the match. Afiq Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tião França, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 46 minutes, Vicente Meireles managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barbie Doll United U23's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vicente Meireles was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Oscar de Moraes made the kick off in the second half. Afiq Hongyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar de Moraes in the 52nd minute of play. Afiq Hongyi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Geovânio da Cunha went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Afiq Hongyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovânio da Cunha in the 67th minute of the match. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vicente Meireles in the 70th minute of play. When Barbie Doll United U23's Geovânio da Cunha in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalie prevented a goal. Jithu Nagasaki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Doni Pires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Doni Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sean Yip, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Oscar de Moraes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Afiq Hongyi. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oscar de Moraes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Afiq Hongyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tião França in the 80th minute of the match. Doni Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sean Yip, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar de Moraes in the 88th minute of play. Afiq Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geovânio da Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geovânio da Cunha took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Afiq Hongyi. Afiq Hongyi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. When the referee ended the match the Barbie Doll United U23 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.