U23 World League

Estádio O Legendário
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Alexander Tan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Fabiano Clemente in the 4th minute of play forced 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalkeeper Afiq Hongyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalkeeper Afiq Hongyi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manfredo Domingues. Afiq Hongyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manfredo Domingues, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Alexander Tan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giovani Fernandes hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Afiq Hongyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfredo Domingues in the 20th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Luís Fabiano Clemente made a precise shot to the right of Afiq Hongyi. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseu Braga in the 26th minute of play. Afiq Hongyi made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Eliseu Braga sent off a good shot on target. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 from getting a goal against them. Evandro Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexander Tan, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 38 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Fabiano Clemente came free, but Afiq Hongyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Evandro Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Tan in the 46th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eliseu Braga made a kick off. After 53 played minutes 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Tan. In the 56th minute Manfredo Domingues shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afiq Hongyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Marquês de Herval's Eliseu Braga got a free kick in the 58th minute. Afiq Hongyi came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Marquês de Herval's Luís Fabiano Clemente. But to his dismay, Luís Fabiano Clemente quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 67th minute, Faiz Tan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Afiq Hongyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseu Braga in the 68th minute of play. Afiq Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Fabiano Clemente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute Eliseu Braga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afiq Hongyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Eliseu Braga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Afiq Hongyi. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eliseu Braga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After having played for 81 minutes, Sean Yip managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sean Yip was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Afiq Hongyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manfredo Domingues, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After some careless play in the 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 defense, Luís Fabiano Clemente kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Afiq Hongyi. The 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Afiq Hongyi should have stopped the shot. There was no doubt that Marquês de Herval were the better team. Marquês de Herval's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.