U23 World League

鸟巢
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 叶誉泉 kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeferson Pombal in the 7th minute of play forced 【AC】骑士's goalkeeper 黄傲阳 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute 于冰俊 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dênis de Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Three Lions FC's Mathias Gonçalves got a free kick in the 14th minute. 于冰俊 struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Dênis de Castro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 【AC】骑士. After 18 played minutes Three Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Mathias Gonçalves. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael de Godoi in the 19th minute of play forced 【AC】骑士's goalkeeper 黄傲阳 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Three Lions FC were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after 【AC】骑士's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rafael de Godoi took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Rafael de Godoi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this 黄傲阳 quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 【AC】骑士's 黄傲阳 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeferson Pombal in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rdth minute of the game 冯海响 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Three Lions FC's Dênis de Castro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 于冰俊 in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dênis de Castro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If 于冰俊 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32ndth minute of the game 叶誉泉 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Three Lions FC's Dênis de Castro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rafael de Godoi scored 1-1 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 黄傲阳, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 黄傲阳 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabiano Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Rafael de Godoi made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, 于冰俊 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. 黄傲阳 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabiano Silveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes into the match, 【AC】骑士's 庄义彬 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dênis de Castro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, 【AC】骑士's 黄傲阳 got control of the ball when Jeferson Pombal tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 61st minute, 蒋伟珂 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of 【AC】骑士 booed when Three Lions FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardo Leal didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 65 played minutes Three Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Mathias Gonçalves. After 66 minutes of play, 【AC】骑士's 庄义彬 made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dênis de Castro was left in no man's land by his defense there! 78 minutes into the match, Three Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when 冯海响 came free, but Dênis de Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 于冰俊 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dênis de Castro having to interfere. In the 82nd match minute, Three Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcos Guedes to maneuver through the defense. 狄凡震's late challenge caught a Three Lions FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 狄凡震 helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Three Lions FC booed when 【AC】骑士 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. 狄凡震 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 叶誉泉 took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dênis de Castro. Dênis de Castro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. 黄傲阳 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jeferson Pombal in the 93rd minute. 冯海响 scored 4-1 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dênis de Castro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.