U18 World League

常州市奥林匹克中心
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 许泉适 started the match with the kick off. alvarado's Mariano Jerold got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When 马昂朋 fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 『盛世メ名門』中国新力量's protests and gave 马昂朋 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 11th match minute, 『盛世メ名門』中国新力量 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 马昂朋 to maneuver through the defense. 林战政's late challenge caught a alvarado's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 林战政 helped the player get up and apologised. 『盛世メ名門』中国新力量's 谢乐南 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Jerold in the 22nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in alvarado's zone, 许泉适 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Martin Romelio came out of the goal and 许泉适 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marcelo Cresenciano hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Jerold in the 47th minute of play forced 『盛世メ名門』中国新力量's goalkeeper 谢乐南 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristobal Chan to make the kick off. In the 51st minute 许泉适 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Romelio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 毛铮冰 hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute, Victor Matteo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The alvarado fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Cipriano Matteo kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 庄瑜磊 in the 94th minute of play forced alvarado's goalkeeper Martin Romelio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 96 minutes into the game, 蒋雄桑 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 『盛世メ名門』中国新力量's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave alvarado the free kick.