U18 World League

Mancini Arena
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Goiz Calderon made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the game, Pericles Gabas recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of 吴军然. Pericles Gabas showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. A collision led to 上海浦东戈士队 getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. 梅国森 hit a great ball. Pericles Gabas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 吴军然 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. The supporters of U.D. Mancini booed when 上海浦东戈士队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. 毛奕明 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 19 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's goal looked a bit too open when 梅国森 came free, but Tiburcio Cienfuegos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute, 梅国森 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 36 minutes into the game, one of U.D. Mancini:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After 39 minutes U.D. Mancini's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was 俞亦峰 who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on 上海浦东戈士队's corner 俞亦峰 fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tiburcio Cienfuegos quite easily take care of the ball. Tiburcio Cienfuegos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 梅国森 in the 46th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 姚青雄 was the one to do the kick off. 吴军然 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Javier Mala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 53rd minute Pericles Gabas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 吴军然 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 宋康翔 hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pericles Gabas in the 58th minute of play forced 上海浦东戈士队's goalkeeper 吴军然 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Checa Roig came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the U.D. Mancini 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 Checa Roig couldn't finish the play. After 68 played minutes 上海浦东戈士队 got a freekick which was hit by 宋康翔. 吴军然 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pericles Gabas went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. The supporters of 上海浦东戈士队 booed when U.D. Mancini was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amadeo Zapata didn't get a good kick on the ball. When 姚青雄 came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the 上海浦东戈士队 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 姚青雄 couldn't finish the play. Calvino Lozano scored 5-0 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 吴军然, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 上海浦东戈士队's 吴军然 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Checa Roig in the 91st minute of play. Javier Mala kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 梅国森 in the 98th minute of play forced U.D. Mancini's goalkeeper Tiburcio Cienfuegos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. U.D. Mancini had played much better football throughout.