U18 World League

福建五星铁观音队
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Encarale a la gordita's Alfonso Igon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Encarale a la gordita from getting a goal against them. 韩义亮 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Alfonso Igon made a huge save. If Genaro Gartxot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alfonso Igon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 曹傲朋, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 杜凡义 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alfonso Igon came out and tried to block the shot, but 杜凡义 slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 17th minute. In the 23rd minute, 曹傲朋 reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alfonso Igon. The goal made the score 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergio Lekubegi in the 28th minute of play forced 五星铁观音队's goalkeeper 贺宁勇 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute 五星铁观音队 were awarded a corner. 曹傲朋 went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to 五星铁观音队's 孙岩奕 getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Alfonso Igon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 曹傲朋 in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th match minute, Encarale a la gordita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Genaro Gartxot to maneuver through the defense. Alfonso Igon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 杜凡义 in the 45th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Genaro Gartxot to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by 韩义亮 in the 56th minute of play forced Encarale a la gordita's goalkeeper Alfonso Igon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucas Etxeberri hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angelo Telmo during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Encarale a la gordita getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Angelo Telmo hit a great ball. After 61 minutes of play, 五星铁观音队's 邱晨云 made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfonso Igon was left in no man's land by his defense there! 五星铁观音队's 贺宁勇 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergio Lekubegi in the 66th minute of play. After some careless play in the Encarale a la gordita defense, 曹傲朋 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfonso Igon. The Encarale a la gordita fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfonso Igon should have stopped the shot. 84 minutes into the match, Encarale a la gordita's goal looked a bit too open when 韩义亮 came free, but Alfonso Igon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th minute, Sergio Lekubegi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ramon Berenguer charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramon Berenguer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Encarale a la gordita getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Ramon Berenguer hit a great ball. 92 minutes into the match, 曹傲朋 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfonso Igon. Encarale a la gordita's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 曹傲朋 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. 五星铁观音队 walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.