U21 World League

苏州奥体中心
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mark Ee started the match with the kick off. Afiq Hongyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Saravia in the 3rd minute of play. If Mark Ee had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Saravia in the 7th minute of play. Patricio Saravia struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Afiq Hongyi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ☠QUINTERO☠. 11 minutes into the match, ☠QUINTERO☠'s Patricio Saravia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Afiq Hongyi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 12 minutes 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Candido Ayala who took care of the corner kick. ☠QUINTERO☠'s Alonso Doebbel was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Afiq Hongyi in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jithu Nagasaki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of ☠QUINTERO☠ booed when 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hidayat Hian didn't get a good kick on the ball. Candido Ayala struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Afiq Hongyi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ☠QUINTERO☠. In the 18th minute, Francisco Alberto Alcerreca 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. Francisco Alberto Alcerreca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Florín Campo hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Jithu Nagasaki managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Vicente Searle in the 31 minute of the game. Afiq Hongyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Alberto Alcerreca, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Francisco Alberto Alcerreca might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Afiq Hongyi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Francisco Alberto Alcerreca ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arif Kool during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 35 played minutes 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by Arif Kool. Afiq Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Saravia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 43 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Saravia came free, but Afiq Hongyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bakar Choo charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bakar Choo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Bakar Choo got a free kick in the 44th minute. When Patricio Saravia came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the ☠QUINTERO☠ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Patricio Saravia couldn't finish the play. Patricio Saravia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Afiq Hongyi having to make a save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Francisco Alberto Alcerreca stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute of the match, Francisco Alberto Alcerreca tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Afiq Hongyi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Candido Ayala was slow to take the kick. During this time ☠QUINTERO☠'s players had a chance to rest. The corner led ☠QUINTERO☠'s Candido Ayala to fire away a dangerous shot which Afiq Hongyi despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Afiq Hongyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Alberto Alcerreca in the 55th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Francisco Alberto Alcerreca kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Afiq Hongyi. That made the score 0-2 in the 59 minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Francisco Alberto Alcerreca reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Afiq Hongyi. The goal made the score 0-3. Francisco Alberto Alcerreca might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Afiq Hongyi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Francisco Alberto Alcerreca ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertrán Jarabran in the 71st minute of play forced 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalkeeper Afiq Hongyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Bertrán Jarabran took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Afiq Hongyi to make any attempt to save it. After some careless play in the 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 defense, Francisco Alberto Alcerreca kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Afiq Hongyi. The 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Afiq Hongyi should have stopped the shot. The supporters of ☠QUINTERO☠ booed when 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jithu Vijiaratnam didn't get a good kick on the ball. Afiq Hongyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bertrán Jarabran in the 82nd minute of play. After some careless play in the 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 defense, Patricio Saravia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Afiq Hongyi. The 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Afiq Hongyi should have stopped the shot. Patricio Saravias short, quick shot in the 95thth minute got Afiq Hongyi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Florín Campo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.