U18 World League

ESA MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) ≮王者归来≯佛罗伦萨巴蒂GOAL's 朱振文 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 2 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯佛罗伦萨巴蒂GOAL's goalkeeper 汪霖斌 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ceferino Restu. After a rather tough play, Esmeralda AFC's Bernabe Artizar got a free kick in the 9th minute. A collision led to Esmeralda AFC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Vicente Beltxe hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the game, ≮王者归来≯佛罗伦萨巴蒂GOAL's 朱振文 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benigno Silbestre made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 16th minute, 崔阳渊 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 曾榕鸿 kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. 汪霖斌 made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Inocencio Luar sent off a good shot on target. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind ≮王者归来≯佛罗伦萨巴蒂GOAL's goalkeeper 汪霖斌, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 25 minutes ≮王者归来≯佛罗伦萨巴蒂GOAL's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Melquiades Lamberto who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Melquiades Lamberto got away a dangerous shot. Despite this 汪霖斌 quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 33rd minute of the match 孔威天 sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benigno Silbestre skillfully saved the ball. Ceferino Restu kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 35th minute 朱振文 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benigno Silbestre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bernabe Artizar made a kick off. 汪霖斌 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernabe Artizar in the 53rd minute of play. With a little luck, Esmeralda AFC's Benigno Silbestre got control of the ball when 曾榕鸿 tried to sneak it across the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, Bernabe Artizar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 汪霖斌. ≮王者归来≯佛罗伦萨巴蒂GOAL's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernabe Artizar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In a very dangerous position, a player in ≮王者归来≯佛罗伦萨巴蒂GOAL fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 68th minute. Penalty! After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Inocencio Luar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esmeralda AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Inocencio Luar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 汪霖斌 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 76 minutes into the match, Cristian Rufo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 汪霖斌. ≮王者归来≯佛罗伦萨巴蒂GOAL's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Rufo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯佛罗伦萨巴蒂GOAL getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. 毛林寒 hit a great ball. When the referee ended the match the Esmeralda AFC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.