U23 World League

水晶玫瑰球场
Spectators: 8002 (Terracing: 6003, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Ronaldinho Gaucho 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. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Amílton do Valle quite brazenly broke a throw-in by 钱誉乐, made in the 4th minute of the game. 4 minutes into the match, 广州太阳神足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldinho Gaucho came free, but 庞辰延 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goalkeeper Gustavo Aparecido had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adem Müller. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adem Müller got free with Gustavo Aparecido in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s attentive Tostão Xavier managed to snatch the ball when 钱誉乐 made a throw-in in the 13th minute of the game. Adem Müller could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Gustavo Aparecido made a huge save. In the 21st minute, Ronaldinho Gaucho made a precise shot to the right of 庞辰延. 广州太阳神足球俱乐部's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Gustavo Aparecido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 杨翔洲, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 广州太阳神足球俱乐部's 庞辰延 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldinho Gaucho in the 31st minute of play. 徐翔义 charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 徐翔义 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to 广州太阳神足球俱乐部 getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. 徐翔义 hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in 广州太阳神足球俱乐部's zone, Ronaldinho Gaucho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 庞辰延 came out of the goal and Ronaldinho Gaucho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Ronaldinho Gaucho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 庞辰延 was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Adem Müller fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustavo Aparecido having to interfere. The 广州太阳神足球俱乐部 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 杨翔洲 made a kick off. Ronaldinho Gaucho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. 庞辰延 came out and tried to block the shot, but Ronaldinho Gaucho slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 56th minute. 65 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goal looked a bit too open when Adem Müller came free, but Gustavo Aparecido reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to 广州太阳神足球俱乐部 getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. 徐翔义 hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, 杨翔洲 notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Gustavo Aparecido. Gustavo Aparecido was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in 广州太阳神足球俱乐部's zone, Ronaldinho Gaucho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 庞辰延 came out of the goal and Ronaldinho Gaucho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cui Nan Yang's late challenge caught a 广州太阳神足球俱乐部's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cui Nan Yang helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Cui Nan Yang got a free kick in the 83rd minute. 杨翔洲 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.