U23 World League

La Leonera
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Florentino Paul's late challenge caught a 常州飞鹰俱乐部队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florentino Paul helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of 常州飞鹰俱乐部队 booed when GUSESI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florentino Paul didn't get a good kick on the ball. When 李斌国 fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 常州飞鹰俱乐部队's protests and gave 李斌国 a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to GUSESI getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Jacinto Urbez hit a great ball. Santos Kiliz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 鲁鸿适 in the 12th minute of the match. The supporters of 常州飞鹰俱乐部队 booed when GUSESI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiburcio Cuartio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marco Ostargi came free with the goalkeeper in the 14th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ragnar Ström could save by the left post. 卓泉迅 charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 卓泉迅 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 21 minutes into the match, 常州飞鹰俱乐部队's goal looked a bit too open when Paco Gento came free, but Ragnar Ström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ragnar Ström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentino Paul in the 22nd minute of the match. Francis Dukaj hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Santos Kiliz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 卓泉迅, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute of the match 常州飞鹰俱乐部队 got a corner. GUSESI's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 沈永棋 ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a little luck, 常州飞鹰俱乐部队's Ragnar Ström got control of the ball when Paco Gento tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 33 minutes, 李斌国 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 常州飞鹰俱乐部队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 李斌国 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 35th match minute, 常州飞鹰俱乐部队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 鲁鸿适 to maneuver through the defense. Santos Kiliz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 李斌国, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, GUSESI's Benjamin Servando got a free kick in the 38th minute. 范朋斌 took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Santos Kiliz. Santos Kiliz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. If 卓泉迅 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 卓泉迅 made a kick off. 鲁鸿适 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Santos Kiliz made a huge save. A collision led to 常州飞鹰俱乐部队 getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. 鲁鸿适 hit a great ball. 鲁鸿适 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Santos Kiliz made a huge save. In the 58th minute, 常州飞鹰俱乐部队's 鲁鸿适 dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. 常州飞鹰俱乐部队's 鲁鸿适 got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 65th minute, 李斌国 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 常州飞鹰俱乐部队 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 73rd minute, Paco Gento 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. Santos Kiliz made an important save on a dangerous shot by 李斌国 in the 76th minute. Santos Kiliz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 俞瑜坚 in the 77th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, 沈永棋 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 常州飞鹰俱乐部队's supporters rose to their feet, but 沈永棋 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santos Kiliz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Santos Kiliz made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when 卓泉迅 sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 卓泉迅 in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santos Kiliz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 常州飞鹰俱乐部队's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.