U21 World League

Moneyball Arena
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, 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. 徐海朋 started the match with the kick off. 叶森青's late challenge caught a Golden Generation's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 叶森青 helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to 【№1】中國青年人培訓基地 getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. 叶森青 hit a great ball. 叶森青's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gregorio Gilesindo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. The supporters of Golden Generation booed when 【№1】中國青年人培訓基地 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. 邵烽国 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Micki Essien made a great header on Golden Generation's corner, it was just that 【№1】中國青年人培訓基地's 钱寒然 managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 17th match minute, 【№1】中國青年人培訓基地 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 邵烽国 to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Micki Owen in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 钱寒然 saved 【№1】中國青年人培訓基地 from getting behind. In the 23rd minute, 邵烽国 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 32 played minutes Golden Generation got a freekick which was hit by Benito Llorenc. An unexpectedly hard shot by 徐海朋 in the 33rd minute of play forced Golden Generation's goalkeeper Gregorio Gilesindo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rosendo Esquipula hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match.

The wind increased when Micki Owen made the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute of the match 孟钢亦 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gregorio Gilesindo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 【№1】中國青年人培訓基地's 叶森青 got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 叶森青 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Gregorio Gilesindo made a huge save. 邵烽国 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Gregorio Gilesindo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 徐海朋 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Gregorio Gilesindo made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, 邵烽国 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【№1】中國青年人培訓基地's supporters rose to their feet, but 邵烽国 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gregorio Gilesindo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 95th minute Micki Owen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 钱寒然 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 【№1】中國青年人培訓基地 were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Golden Generation to leave the ground with a draw.