U21 World League

CARLITOS BIANCHI
Spectators: 7671 (Terracing: 5754, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) El ABUELO FC's Sergio Txurio 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. After having played for 2 minutes, 姜钢义 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's supporters crossed their fingers, but 姜钢义 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, El ABUELO FC's Flaco Schiavi got a free kick in the 4th minute. Gaudencio Manny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 姜钢义 in the 6th minute of the match. 鲁真夕 scored 0-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gaudencio Manny, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 姜钢义 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by 庞荣烽 in the 15th minute of play forced El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper Gaudencio Manny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gaudencio Manny stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 庞荣烽's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. 24 minutes into the game, 鲁真夕 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Gaudencio Manny was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 34 minutes into the match, El ABUELO FC's goal looked a bit too open when 鲁真夕 came free, but Gaudencio Manny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 白皓延's late challenge caught a El ABUELO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 白皓延 helped the player get up and apologised. Gaudencio Manny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 鲁真夕 in the 41st minute of the match. In the 42nd match minute, El ABUELO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Joachim to maneuver through the defense. If 孔辰珂 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by 庞荣烽 in the 47th minute of play forced El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper Gaudencio Manny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half 『挑战者』大连星海湾 were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 庞荣烽 made a kick off. In the 54th minute, 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 庞荣烽 ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gaudencio Manny. Gaudencio Manny yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, 鲁真夕 took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Gaudencio Manny to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, El ABUELO FC's Sergio Txurio got a free kick in the 67th minute. Gaudencio Manny made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when 庞荣烽 sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Gaudencio Manny managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 鲁真夕 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 吕悦军's late challenge caught a El ABUELO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 吕悦军 helped the player get up and apologised. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 杜岩景 during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 87 minutes into the match, El ABUELO FC's goal looked a bit too open when 庞荣烽 came free, but Gaudencio Manny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, 鲁真夕 took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Gaudencio Manny to make any attempt to save it. In the 93rd minute of the match, 鲁真夕 tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gaudencio Manny saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 鲁真夕's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gaudencio Manny firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to 『挑战者』大连星海湾 getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. 郑强宽 hit a great ball.