U18 World League

梅州宪梓体育场
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ali Ramachandran got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goal looked a bit too open when Afriz Hian came free, but 杜乐泉 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 杜乐泉 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afriz Hian in the 7th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goal looked a bit too open when Wei Xuan Chandran came free, but 杜乐泉 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 蔡宇冰 during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 蔡宇冰 hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute, 蔡宇冰 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Daniel Chuan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ali Ramachandran in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 杜乐泉 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's 方笑真 slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Daniel Chuan. That made the score 2-0 after 27 minutes of play. 33 minutes into the game, Famih Swee cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. 杜乐泉 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 36th minute, 方笑真 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. When 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's 方笑真 in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Albirex Niigata FC's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Albirex Niigata FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Ali Ramachandran hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when 方笑真 made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ali Ramachandran got free with 杜乐泉 in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When 蔡宇冰 was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 53 minutes had been played. In the 54th minute, 蔡宇冰 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albirex Niigata FC's Daniel Chuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 方笑真 in the 57th minute of play. Daniel Chuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 方笑真, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute 方笑真 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Chuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 62 played minutes Albirex Niigata FC got a freekick which was hit by Khairil Lum. In the 62nd minute of the match 方笑真 sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Daniel Chuan skillfully saved the ball. Afriz Hian's late challenge caught a 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Afriz Hian helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Albirex Niigata FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Afriz Hian hit a great ball. 胡海战 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Chuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 方笑真 in the 68th minute of the match. After having played for 71 minutes, Ali Ramachandran managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Albirex Niigata FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Ramachandran was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dale Lim hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. 方笑真 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Afriz Hian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st match minute, Albirex Niigata FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Famih Swee to maneuver through the defense. If 方笑真 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Chuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 邵威晨, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Ramachandran in the 95th minute of play forced 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goalkeeper 杜乐泉 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.