U18 World League

Urquiza Arena
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 蔡榕锋 took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, 蔡榕锋 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队's supporters rose to their feet, but 蔡榕锋 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enzo Odon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 李兴伟 made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Eusebio Jobo sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that 蔡榕锋's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Enzo Odon was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Enzo Odon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 蔡榕锋 in the 20th minute of the match. Eusebio Jobo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 李兴伟 having to interfere. 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队's 李兴伟 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队 from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eulalio Lauaxeta during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队 booed when Viento Norte FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eulalio Lauaxeta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Viento Norte FC's Eusebio Jobo got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Jobo in the 34th minute of play forced 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队's goalkeeper 李兴伟 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 Eulalio Lauaxeta to make the kick off. 李兴伟 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eulalio Lauaxeta in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Eusebio Jobo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 李兴伟 was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 61st minute Eriberto Fertus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 李兴伟 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 64 minutes, Jaime Calvet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Viento Norte FC and the 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 63rd minute, one of Viento Norte FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Viento Norte FC. The goalkeeper, Enzo Odon, was totally fooled by 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队's 黄杰威, who 65 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After 67 played minutes 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队 got a freekick which was hit by 邓沙昆. 69 minutes into the match, 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队's goal looked a bit too open when Eulalio Lauaxeta came free, but 李兴伟 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the game, Eusebio Jobo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. 李兴伟 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when 蔡榕锋 got free with Enzo Odon in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 75 minutes into the game, Eusebio Jobo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Viento Norte FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队 the free kick. In the 76th minute, Eusebio Jobo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If 顾强战 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eriberto Fertus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eusebio Jobo scored 3-1 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 李兴伟, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 96 played minutes Viento Norte FC got a freekick which was hit by Feliberto Elodio. If 蔡榕锋 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Viento Norte FC had won after a very even match.