U23 World League

Stadion Jui Kuen
Spectators: 7627 (Terracing: 5710, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ronaldo Palet took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Abandon All Hope getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Roland Schiavi hit a great ball. Gaspard Gil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Meng Yan Jing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute Jan Pająk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agapito Payet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agapito Payet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dedê de Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The nice shot from Jan Pająk in the 20thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Agapito Payet had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo Palet in the 26th minute of play. After 31 played minutes Abandon All Hope got a freekick which was hit by Tomasz Cipinski. Dedê de Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ronaldo Palet hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jan Pająk to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jan Pająk in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Agapito Payet prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 57th minute Tomasz Cipinski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agapito Payet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute Tomasz Cipinski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agapito Payet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agapito Payet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Pająk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan Pająk kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Agapito Payet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomasz Cipinski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ronaldo Palet during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 77th match minute, Abandon All Hope was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artur Marajda to maneuver through the defense. Todos al Fondo's Rodolfo Avendaño couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 77th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Abandon All Hope. Dedê de Castro scored 1-0 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Agapito Payet, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dedê de Castro in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Agapito Payet saved Todos al Fondo from getting behind. In the 88th match minute, Todos al Fondo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Avendaño to maneuver through the defense. Abandon All Hope's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.