U23 World League

Santiago benarbéu
Spectators: 7774 (Terracing: 5831, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Juliane Álvarez started the match with the kick off. After having played for 6 minutes, Juliane Álvarez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vingadores F.C U23's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juliane Álvarez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 8 minutes into the match, Juliane Álvarez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zhu Xi. Los Galacticos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juliane Álvarez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Juliusz Kaczeniak didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ruben Le went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Zhu Xi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juliane Álvarez in the 16th minute of play. Juliane Álvarez struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Zhu Xi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vingadores F.C U23. Juliusz Kaczeniak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruben Le in the 19th minute of play. Qi Chen Yuan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Juliusz Kaczeniak made a huge save. 22 minutes into the match, Vingadores F.C U23's goalkeeper Juliusz Kaczeniak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ruben Le. 25 minutes into the game, Zhu Chong Ao threw the ball into play from the sideline. Vingadores F.C U23's Bebeto Branco quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Zhu Xi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juliane Álvarez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jiang Rong Cheng got free with Juliusz Kaczeniak in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kong Jing Kun in the 37th minute of play forced Vingadores F.C U23's goalkeeper Juliusz Kaczeniak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Juliane Álvarez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zhu Xi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Bebeto Branco hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kong Jing Kun made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Vingadores F.C U23's Juliane Álvarez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zhu Xi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Juliusz Kaczeniak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kong Jing Kun, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute, Zhu Chong Ao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zhu Xi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juliane Álvarez in the 60th minute. Juliusz Kaczeniak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruben Le in the 61st minute of the match. After some careless play in the Vingadores F.C U23 defense, Kong Jing Kun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juliusz Kaczeniak. The Vingadores F.C U23 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juliusz Kaczeniak should have stopped the shot. After having played for 66 minutes, Juliane Álvarez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vingadores F.C U23's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juliane Álvarez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bebeto Branco who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 71stth minute tested the skills of Zhu Xi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Aimar in the 74th minute of play forced Vingadores F.C U23's goalkeeper Juliusz Kaczeniak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qi Chen Yuan in the 76th minute of play forced Vingadores F.C U23's goalkeeper Juliusz Kaczeniak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute Los Galacticos were awarded a corner. Meng Zhan Yang went to the cornerflag to take it. Bebeto Branco kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Juliusz Kaczeniak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kong Jing Kun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute, Juliane Álvarez 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. Juliusz Kaczeniak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qi Chen Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Zhu Chong Ao might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Juliusz Kaczeniak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zhu Chong Ao ran back to his position shaking his head.