U21 World League

【№1】游戏王
Spectators: 7990 (Terracing: 5994, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) 【№1】游戏王's 郭坤鹏 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 6 minutes into the game, 曹迪誉 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 【№1】游戏王's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cruzeiro Esporte Clube the free kick. After a rather tough play, 【№1】游戏王's 曹迪誉 got a free kick in the 6th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Ian Abreu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Ian Abreu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 潘翔轩 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 曹迪誉 got his second yellow card in the match during the 11th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 12 played minutes 【№1】游戏王 got a freekick which was hit by 曹迪誉. 潘翔轩 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Chaves, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Aloísio Vargas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 郭坤鹏 in the 14th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, 郭坤鹏 notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Aloísio Vargas. Aloísio Vargas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 潘翔轩 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ian Abreu in the 24th minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, 何剑延 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 【№1】游戏王's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cruzeiro Esporte Clube the free kick. 何剑延 hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the game, Ian Abreu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. 潘翔轩 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's defense didn't have a chance, in the 32nd minute, when 何剑延 scored to the left of an out of position Aloísio Vargas, making the score, 2-1. 麦杰骋 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aloísio Vargas having to interfere. When Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Ian Abreu in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 【№1】游戏王's goalie prevented a goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Perivaldo Valle to make the kick off. Vicente Chaves in the 57thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of 潘翔轩, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Gláuber Meira was substituted for Fábio Garcia. The supporters of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube booed when 【№1】游戏王 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulises Rutenio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 潘翔轩 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gláuber Meira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 73 minutes of play, 【№1】游戏王's 麦杰骋 made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aloísio Vargas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Ramón Barbosa was substituted for Vicente Chaves. 何剑延 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in 【№1】游戏王's zone, Perivaldo Valle stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 潘翔轩 came out of the goal and Perivaldo Valle tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aloísio Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 何剑延, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 90th minute 何剑延 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aloísio Vargas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 潘翔轩 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ramón Barbosa in the 95th minute. When the referee ended the match the 【№1】游戏王 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.