U23 World League

Cats Ground
Spectators: 8476 (Terracing: 6358, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 169) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zacarias Umea took the kick off in the first half of the match. Emanuel de Andrade hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Bruce Wayne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Márcio Lago in the 7th minute of play. Pablo Lohitzun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fu Ling, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After 12 played minutes Expresso Ranelagh got a freekick which was hit by Hipolito Mannie. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luís Paulo de Moraes got free with Pablo Lohitzun in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luís Paulo de Moraes who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Pablo Lohitzun when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Expresso Ranelagh's Pablo Lohitzun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fu Ling in the 17th minute of play. FURIOZA's Bruce Wayne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Márcio Lago in the 18th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fu Ling got free with Pablo Lohitzun in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Paulo de Moraes in the 21st minute of play forced Expresso Ranelagh's goalkeeper Pablo Lohitzun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Expresso Ranelagh's goalkeeper Pablo Lohitzun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fu Ling. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fu Ling in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pablo Lohitzun prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bruce Wayne didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Márcio Lago went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Luís Paulo de Moraes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pablo Lohitzun having to interfere. FURIOZA's Dong Chen Chong was substituted for Lukasz Kaczorowski. FURIOZA's Bruce Wayne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zacarias Umea in the 36th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emanuel de Andrade got free with Pablo Lohitzun in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bruce Wayne stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Márcio Lago's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. After a rather tough play, Expresso Ranelagh's Victor Chus got a free kick in the 47th minute. After the first half Expresso Ranelagh were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emanuel de Andrade stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hipolito Mannie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Bruce Wayne made a huge save. Bruce Wayne made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zacarias Umea in the 57th minute. In the 60th minute, Fu Ling hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bruce Wayne showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hipolito Mannie, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Bruce Wayne made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Zacarias Umea sent off a good shot on target. Bruce Wayne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Márcio Lago in the 73rd minute of the match. Expresso Ranelagh's Honorato Chap was substituted for Victor de Souza. After having played for 81 minutes, Svetoslav Vardarov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Expresso Ranelagh's supporters crossed their fingers, but Svetoslav Vardarov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FURIOZA's Milosz Domaradzki was substituted for Korneliusz Dziura. 罗强镇 kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Moreno Torricelli missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 88 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Pablo Lohitzun right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arif Tugay Alkın got free with Bruce Wayne in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bruce Wayne was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Svetoslav Vardarov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 94 minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Expresso Ranelagh had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.