U23 World League

Hlonda Hill Stadium
Spectators: 8038 (Terracing: 6029, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Izydor Turacki kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Conrad Carrington ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zhou Zhen Peng was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 7 minutes into the game, Pedro Monzón threw the ball into play from the sideline. Hlonda Boyz's Kalidou Koulibaly quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Miguel Ángel Santoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryan Giggs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kong Cheng Xi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Miguel Ángel Santoro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. The corner ended in Jimmy Muir almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but C. A. Independiente's Miguel Ángel Santoro did a great save. A sloppy throw-in by Pedro Monzón in the 20th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Hlonda Boyz's Kalidou Koulibaly. The supporters of Hlonda Boyz booed when C. A. Independiente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Conrad Carrington didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hlonda Boyz's attentive Kalidou Koulibaly managed to snatch the ball when Pedro Monzón made a throw-in in the 25th minute of the game. Pedro Monzón made in the 27th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Hlonda Boyz's Henri Pesqueira. Miguel Ángel Santoro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kong Cheng Xi in the 28th minute. Kong Cheng Xi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Miguel Ángel Santoro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Miguel Ángel Santoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kong Cheng Xi, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Miguel Ángel Santoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Izydor Turacki in the 38th minute of play. In the 44th minute Kong Cheng Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Ángel Santoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

52 minutes into the match, C. A. Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Izydor Turacki came free, but Miguel Ángel Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Jimmy Muir got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Miguel Ángel Santoro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Kong Cheng Xi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Miguel Ángel Santoro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Miguel Ángel Santoro came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Hlonda Boyz's Kong Cheng Xi. But to his dismay, Kong Cheng Xi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. When Hlonda Boyz's Kong Cheng Xi in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C. A. Independiente's goalie prevented a goal. Hlonda Boyz made a substitution. Roland Bejrut replaced Izydor Turacki. Flint Prince made in the 74th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Hlonda Boyz's Henri Pesqueira. Kong Cheng Xi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Miguel Ángel Santoro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. Miguel Ángel Santoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roland Bejrut in the 82nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kong Cheng Xi in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Miguel Ángel Santoro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Miguel Ángel Santoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kong Cheng Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hlonda Boyz were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after C. A. Independiente's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Roland Bejrut took the corner. Roland Bejrut received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Miguel Ángel Santoro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kong Cheng Xi took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Miguel Ángel Santoro. Miguel Ángel Santoro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Hlonda Boyz's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.