U23 World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 8039 (Terracing: 6030, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fred Lara started the match with the kick off. Jack Saunders took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jiang Kun Liang. Jiang Kun Liang dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lee Kang in the 14th minute of play forced FC Lugano's goalkeeper La Para to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nereo Precioso hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 26th match minute, Het Koffiehuis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Constantijn Bauwens to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Fred Lara managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Lugano's supporters rose to their feet, but Fred Lara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jiang Kun Liang breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 36th minute of the match, Bennvar Bøll got a very nice opportunity to score, but La Para was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 39th match minute, Het Koffiehuis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tao Rong to maneuver through the defense. The Het Koffiehuis players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Lugano were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gabriele Koffidis to strike the kick off in the second half. Fred Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Yusuf Ziya Cerit hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. La Para showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriele Koffidis in the 55th minute of the match. A collision led to Het Koffiehuis getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Tao Rong hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the match, Het Koffiehuis's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Lara came free, but Jiang Kun Liang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fred Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jiang Kun Liang having to interfere. 63 minutes into the match, FC Lugano's goal looked a bit too open when Bennvar Bøll came free, but La Para reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriele Koffidis in the 65th minute of play forced FC Lugano's goalkeeper La Para to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Chivu hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. FC Lugano's Julio Palluzzi was substituted for Nereo Precioso. Christian Chivu hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Jiang Kun Liang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jakub Waselenczuk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La Para took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lee Kang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakub Waselenczuk in the 78th minute of play forced Het Koffiehuis's goalkeeper Jiang Kun Liang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jakub Waselenczuk in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jiang Kun Liang saved Het Koffiehuis from getting behind. Jiang Kun Liang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jakub Waselenczuk's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Het Koffiehuis's Jiang Kun Liang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakub Waselenczuk in the 83rd minute of play. La Para showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Golo Oolo in the 85th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milton Nascimento in the 88th minute of play forced FC Lugano's goalkeeper La Para to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Het Koffiehuis's goal looked a bit too open when Klas Tingelholm came free, but Jiang Kun Liang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 89 played minutes Het Koffiehuis got a freekick which was hit by Nuh Özgunes. 1-1 became the score in the 94th minute when Golo Oolo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.