U21 World League

Shea
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 庞荣烽 kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 冯竞迅 got a free kick in the 4th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stig Emander in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 董寒伟 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in 『挑战者』大连星海湾's zone, Martín Palermo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 董寒伟 came out of the goal and Martín Palermo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 洪文朗 got a free kick in the 11th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 15 minutes, 董寒伟 successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 姜钢义 during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 16th minute, 姜钢义 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 董寒伟 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig Emander in the 17th minute of play. 唐永强 kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』大连星海湾's goal looked a bit too open when Stig Emander came free, but 董寒伟 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mariano Thomas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 庞荣烽 in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 鲁真夕 in the 34th minute of play forced The Cavern Club's goalkeeper Mariano Thomas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 董寒伟 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig Emander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 杜岩景 got a free kick in the 37th minute. Feliciano Lluis's late challenge caught a 『挑战者』大连星海湾's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Feliciano Lluis helped the player get up and apologised. Feliciano Lluis kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stig Emander made a kick off. 董寒伟 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martín Palermo, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 68th minute Stig Emander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 董寒伟 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the game, Stig Emander cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. 董寒伟 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 董寒伟 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angel Aballe in the 83rd minute of play. In the 83rdth minute of the game Angel Aballe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 董寒伟 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, The Cavern Club's Nicolás Burdisso got a free kick in the 86th minute. 唐永强 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 94 minutes, Fermin Sein mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Cavern Club and the 『挑战者』大连星海湾 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 94th match minute, The Cavern Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fermin Sein to maneuver through the defense. 唐永强 struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Mariano Thomas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 『挑战者』大连星海湾. The Cavern Club's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.