U21 World League

Chiqueirinho
Spectators: 7860 (Terracing: 5895, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 157) 『中国英雄骑士团』雷霆骑士's 姜战岚 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. The audience was convinced that 顾竞骏's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristo Ivakov was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. After 4 played minutes Qjos MiLLano got a freekick which was hit by Tobiasz Winograd. An unexpectedly hard shot by 姜战岚 in the 12th minute of play forced Qjos MiLLano's goalkeeper Fabiano Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when 顾竞骏 got free with Cristo Ivakov in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 17 minutes into the match, Qjos MiLLano's goal looked a bit too open when 温威天 came free, but Fabiano Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 顾竞骏 kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Qjos MiLLano's attentive Cléberson Zanette managed to snatch the ball when 吴宁松 made a throw-in in the 22nd minute of the game. 23 minutes into the match, Qjos MiLLano's goal looked a bit too open when Tiberiu Nedelcea came free, but Fabiano Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabiano Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 姜战岚, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After having played for 28 minutes, 姜战岚 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 『中国英雄骑士团』雷霆骑士's supporters crossed their fingers, but 姜战岚 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 『中国英雄骑士团』雷霆骑士's 姜战岚 got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 姜战岚 took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabiano Saldanha. Fabiano Saldanha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 顾竞骏 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristo Ivakov having to make a save. 『中国英雄骑士团』雷霆骑士's Cristo Ivakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 顾竞骏 in the 35th minute of play. 卓森延 charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 卓森延 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd match minute, 『中国英雄骑士团』雷霆骑士 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 卓森延 to maneuver through the defense. Cristo Ivakov was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Cléberson Zanette. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rosen Michkov to make the kick off. Fabiano Saldanha made an important save on a dangerous shot by 姜战岚 in the 52nd minute. After 54 minutes, Tiberiu Nedelcea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 『中国英雄骑士团』雷霆骑士 and the Qjos MiLLano players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, 『中国英雄骑士团』雷霆骑士's Tiberiu Nedelcea got a free kick in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiberiu Nedelcea in the 58th minute of play forced Qjos MiLLano's goalkeeper Fabiano Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 顾竞骏 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristo Ivakov having to make a save. A collision led to Qjos MiLLano getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Cléberson Zanette hit a great ball. Qjos MiLLano's 孙真星 was substituted for 顾竞骏. The supporters of 『中国英雄骑士团』雷霆骑士 booed when Qjos MiLLano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cléberson Zanette didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, 姜战岚 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 『中国英雄骑士团』雷霆骑士's supporters rose to their feet, but 姜战岚 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabiano Saldanha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 86 minutes of play, Qjos MiLLano's Rosen Michkov made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristo Ivakov was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of 『中国英雄骑士团』雷霆骑士 booed when Qjos MiLLano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cléberson Zanette didn't get a good kick on the ball. 『中国英雄骑士团』雷霆骑士 were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.