U23 World League

南通会展中心体育场
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marcus Batista made the kick off which started today's match. 胡傲国 came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Cremonese FC's Marcus Batista. But to his dismay, Marcus Batista quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 唐震冰 might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kong Gang Zhan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 唐震冰 ran back to his position shaking his head. Kong Gang Zhan made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when 唐震冰 sent off a good shot on target. In the 12th minute Marcus Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 胡傲国 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kong Gang Zhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 曾坤松 in the 16th minute of the match. 唐震冰 might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kong Gang Zhan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 唐震冰 ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, 【№1】Galactic Empire's 曾珂峰 got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the game's 26th minute Cremonese FC's Felipe Lara took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of 胡傲国 and thus the score was 0-2. 29 minutes into the match, 【№1】Galactic Empire's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Batista came free, but 胡傲国 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, 【№1】Galactic Empire's goal looked a bit too open when Luizinho Arce came free, but 胡傲国 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 宋志坤 kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. 卓夕树 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 胡傲国 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yasar Bonnemain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by 卓夕树 in the 45th minute of play forced Cremonese FC's goalkeeper Kong Gang Zhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when 卓夕树 made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, 卓夕树 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 【№1】Galactic Empire's supporters crossed their fingers, but 卓夕树 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 宋志坤 struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Kong Gang Zhan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 【№1】Galactic Empire. Kong Gang Zhan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 卓夕树's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. In the 68th minute 曾坤松 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kong Gang Zhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kong Gang Zhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 卓夕树 in the 70th minute of play. 蔡桑博 hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, 【№1】Galactic Empire's 蔡桑博 got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Kong Gang Zhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 卓夕树 in the 75th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, 曾坤松 notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Cremonese FC's Kong Gang Zhan. Kong Gang Zhan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When 卓夕树 came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the 【№1】Galactic Empire fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that 卓夕树 couldn't finish the play. Kong Gang Zhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 卓夕树, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 董瑜明 during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 董瑜明 kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. 洪宽响's late challenge caught a Cremonese FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 洪宽响 helped the player get up and apologised. 洪宽响 hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Cremonese FC's goalkeeper Kong Gang Zhan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 92nd minute, 唐震冰 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.