U23 World League

Bisturi Arena
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, 刘坤轩 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 苍穹拓荒者队's supporters rose to their feet, but 刘坤轩 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuele Donadoni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 毛迅明 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosimo Gaeta in the 7th minute of play. 苍穹拓荒者队's 赵政凡 got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 毛迅明 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosimo Gaeta, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 13th match minute, 苍穹拓荒者队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 顾剑远 to maneuver through the defense. In the 14th minute of the match Amos Fata shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but 毛迅明 showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to 苍穹拓荒者队 getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. 陶国川 hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the match, 苍穹拓荒者队's goal looked a bit too open when Cosimo Gaeta came free, but 毛迅明 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emanuele Donadoni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 于铮泉, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 赵政凡 took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emanuele Donadoni. Emanuele Donadoni 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. The audience was convinced that 刘坤轩's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emanuele Donadoni was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. 27 minutes into the match, Bisturi F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when 赵政凡 came free, but Emanuele Donadoni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 陶国川 hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute 苍穹拓荒者队 were awarded a corner. 毛延天 went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in 刘坤轩 almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Bisturi F.C.'s Emanuele Donadoni did a great save. Federico Azzolina kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Emanuele Donadoni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 毛延天, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After 41 played minutes Bisturi F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Alvise Micucci. 42 minutes into the match, 刘坤轩 notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Bisturi F.C.'s Emanuele Donadoni. Emanuele Donadoni was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After the first half 苍穹拓荒者队 were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cosimo Gaeta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cosimo Gaeta's late challenge caught a 苍穹拓荒者队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cosimo Gaeta helped the player get up and apologised. In the 51st match minute, Bisturi F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cosimo Gaeta to maneuver through the defense. 刘坤轩 struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Emanuele Donadoni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 苍穹拓荒者队. After some careless play in the 苍穹拓荒者队 defense, Dario Mazzei kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 毛迅明. The 苍穹拓荒者队 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 毛迅明 should have stopped the shot. A hard shot 61 in the game by 刘坤轩 from a close distance when the talented Emanuele Donadoni managed to make a qualified save. Bisturi F.C.'s players were relieved. 刘坤轩 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Emanuele Donadoni made a huge save. 毛迅明 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosimo Gaeta in the 65th minute of the match. 邵笑西 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when 刘坤轩 got free with Emanuele Donadoni in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 75th match minute, 苍穹拓荒者队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 于铮泉 to maneuver through the defense. Emanuele Donadoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 于铮泉 in the 80th minute of play. In the 88th match minute, Bisturi F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filippo Maccioni to maneuver through the defense. 91 minutes into the match, Bisturi F.C.'s goalkeeper Emanuele Donadoni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 顾剑远. 苍穹拓荒者队's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.