U23 World League

Hamikovo
Spectators: 7783 (Terracing: 5838, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lázaro Oliveira started the match with the kick off. Li Wei Nan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Castelo Branco, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Li Wei Nan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carlos Castelo Branco went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Li Wei Nan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Castelo Branco in the 10th minute of the match. After 15 played minutes FC Lions Levice got a freekick which was hit by Bohuš Sakmár. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Lions Levice's goalkeeper Li Wei Nan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ľubomír Vidlička hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute Lázaro Oliveira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Li Wei Nan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lázaro Oliveira in the 22nd minute of play forced FC Lions Levice's goalkeeper Li Wei Nan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gabriel Gedeon in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Delfim Vilas Boas saved MZ Fénix from getting behind. After 28 minutes MZ Fénix's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pavol Hospodár who took care of the corner kick. Lázaro Oliveira scored 1-2 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Li Wei Nan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Li Wei Nan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lázaro Oliveira in the 33rd minute of play. Carlos Castelo Branco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Delfim Vilas Boas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gabriel Gedeon showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 41 minute of play. Li Wei Nan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassiano Raminhos in the 45th minute of the match. Delfim Vilas Boas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Tischler went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Lázaro Oliveira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Li Wei Nan made a huge save. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Lions Levice's goalkeeper Li Wei Nan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 60th minute MZ Fénix were awarded a corner. Manuel Rego went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Manuel Rego almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Lions Levice's Li Wei Nan did a great save. Delfim Vilas Boas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Gedeon in the 65th minute of the match. Ľubomír Vidlička kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Lázaro Oliveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lázaro Oliveira in the 81st minute of play forced FC Lions Levice's goalkeeper Li Wei Nan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FC Lions Levice getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Pedro Ochoa hit a great ball. In the 84th minute of the match Manuel Rego shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Li Wei Nan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 91st minute, Lázaro Oliveira got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. FC Lions Levice's Li Wei Nan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save FC Lions Levice from getting a goal against them. Li Wei Nan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lázaro Oliveira in the 95th minute of the match. FC Lions Levice's defense didn't have a chance, in the 96th minute, when Lázaro Oliveira scored to the left of an out of position Li Wei Nan, making the score, 3-4. When the match was over MZ Fénix could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC Lions Levice throughout the match.