U23 World League

Monumental Arena
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ulises Casanande started the match with the kick off. If 毛延天 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 毛迅明 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Criado in the 7th minute of play. After a rather tough play, 苍穹拓荒者队's 刘坤轩 got a free kick in the 9th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ulises Casanande got free with 毛迅明 in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Juan Sobre hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. When 顾剑远 fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 苍穹拓荒者队's protests and gave 顾剑远 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 15th minute, 顾剑远 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 毛迅明 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan Sobre in the 19th minute. After 21 played minutes Xacobo Isern rounded 苍穹拓荒者队's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Guerrero Marva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 于铮泉 in the 25th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, 于铮泉 made a precise shot to the right of Guerrero Marva. Barcelona de América's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Barcelona de América's Guerrero Marva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 于铮泉 in the 34th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Barcelona de América's goal looked a bit too open when 刘坤轩 came free, but Guerrero Marva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute 苍穹拓荒者队 were awarded a corner. 毛延天 went to the cornerflag to take it. 赵政凡 charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 赵政凡 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Barcelona de América's Guerrero Marva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 于铮泉 in the 44th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulises Casanande in the 47th minute of play forced 苍穹拓荒者队's goalkeeper 毛迅明 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half 苍穹拓荒者队 were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 刘坤轩 was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to 苍穹拓荒者队 getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. 赵政凡 hit a great ball. Valentin Criado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 52nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for 毛迅明. 苍穹拓荒者队's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 赵政凡 kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. 陶国川 hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After 58 minutes of play, Barcelona de América's Valentin Criado made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 毛迅明 was left in no man's land by his defense there! Guerrero Marva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 赵政凡, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 龚泉彬 during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 62nd minute, 龚泉彬 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 毛迅明 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis-Antonio Hompanera, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Criado in the 67th minute of play forced 苍穹拓荒者队's goalkeeper 毛迅明 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute, Xacobo Isern made a precise shot to the right of 毛迅明. 苍穹拓荒者队's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. After 70 played minutes Barcelona de América got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Criado. After 72 minutes of play 苍穹拓荒者队's 顾剑远 was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 75 minutes, Luis-Antonio Hompanera made it 4-2 with a short kick to the right side. 苍穹拓荒者队's 毛迅明 tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 79 minutes of play, Barcelona de América's Valentin Criado made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 毛迅明 was left in no man's land by his defense there! 84 minutes into the match, 苍穹拓荒者队's goal looked a bit too open when Luis-Antonio Hompanera came free, but 毛迅明 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Criado in the 85th minute of play forced 苍穹拓荒者队's goalkeeper 毛迅明 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 毛迅明 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Criado, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 87th match minute, 苍穹拓荒者队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 赵政凡 to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th match minute, 苍穹拓荒者队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 赵政凡 to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, 苍穹拓荒者队's 程彬凡 got a free kick in the 94th minute. Valentin Criado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for 毛迅明. 苍穹拓荒者队's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Barcelona de América fully deserved thier win.