U23 World League

Stadium SK Mons
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cornel Ulici started the match with the kick off. Alex Pihl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 胡耀榕 in the 3rd minute of play. In the 7th match minute, ≮王者归来≯☆天骄☆挂科→补考→又重修【兄弟】 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 邓渊震 to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th minute, Lennart Libesoons hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alex Pihl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 巩鸿洋, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 巩鸿洋 took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alex Pihl. Alex Pihl dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After a rather tough play, ≮王者归来≯☆天骄☆挂科→补考→又重修【兄弟】's 李珂迅 got a free kick in the 26th minute. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯☆天骄☆挂科→补考→又重修【兄弟】 getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. 邓渊震 hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in ≮王者归来≯☆天骄☆挂科→补考→又重修【兄弟】's zone, Peng Xu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 楚鹰坚 came out of the goal and Peng Xu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alex Pihl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 沈浩冰 in the 32nd minute of the match. 胡耀榕 scored 0-3 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alex Pihl, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alex Pihl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 沈浩冰, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯☆天骄☆挂科→补考→又重修【兄弟】 getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. 胡耀榕 hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, SK Mons's Leif Olofsson got a free kick in the 45th minute. Alex Pihl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 方然常, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half ≮王者归来≯☆天骄☆挂科→补考→又重修【兄弟】 were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 巩鸿洋 to strike the kick off in the second half. Alex Pihl made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when 巩鸿洋 sent off a good shot on target. 54 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯☆天骄☆挂科→补考→又重修【兄弟】's goal looked a bit too open when Cornel Ulici came free, but 楚鹰坚 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SK Mons were furious when Diamantino Britto was red carded, 56 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 55 minutes into the game, one of SK Mons:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Alex Pihl made an important save on a dangerous shot by 胡耀榕 in the 61st minute. In the 63rd minute, Nick Daniels 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. SK Mons made a substitution. Ruben Smidts replaced Ulisses Sá. In the 67th minute 方然常 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Pihl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alex Pihl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 胡耀榕 in the 70th minute of the match. Alex Pihl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 方然常 in the 72nd minute of play. With a little luck, SK Mons's Alex Pihl got control of the ball when 胡耀榕 tried to sneak it across the goal line. 楚鹰坚 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nick Daniels in the 77th minute of play. 巩鸿洋 scored 0-5 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alex Pihl, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. ≮王者归来≯☆天骄☆挂科→补考→又重修【兄弟】's 胡耀榕 got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennart Libesoons in the 85th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯☆天骄☆挂科→补考→又重修【兄弟】's goalkeeper 楚鹰坚 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Nick Daniels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 95 played minutes ≮王者归来≯☆天骄☆挂科→补考→又重修【兄弟】 got a freekick which was hit by 郑景瑜. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Lennart Libesoons managed to get in a good position for a shot. SK Mons's supporters rose to their feet, but Lennart Libesoons was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 楚鹰坚 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ≮王者归来≯☆天骄☆挂科→补考→又重修【兄弟】 played a much better game than SK Mons and deserved their victory. The SK Mons players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.