U23 World League

TEXAS A&M REC CENTER
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) 任潮诚 started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC's 胡庭翔 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Balotelli in the 4th minute of play. 任潮诚 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mario Balotelli scored 0-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 胡庭翔, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 19th minute, 卓扬岩 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Balotelli in the 21st minute of play forced 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC's goalkeeper 胡庭翔 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, 庄岩昆 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. After a rather tough play, AFC Viola Gigliati's Mario Balotelli got a free kick in the 31st minute. 37 minutes into the match, Mario Balotelli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 胡庭翔. 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mario Balotelli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 46 minutes into the game, AFC Viola Gigliati's Ilazki Esquivel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 胡庭翔 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mario Balotelli was the one to do the kick off. Mario Balotelli's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, 胡庭翔 skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 56th minute, Ilazki Esquivel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The corner ended in 庄岩昆 almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AFC Viola Gigliati's Min Ordoña did a great save. In the 65th minute, Mario Balotelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 胡庭翔 came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by AFC Viola Gigliati's Mario Balotelli. But to his dismay, Mario Balotelli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. AFC Viola Gigliati made a substitution. Quentin Odoardo replaced Santio Marco. AFC Viola Gigliati made a substitution. Dunixi Bueno replaced Elorri Palmer. 74 minutes into the match, Ilazki Esquivel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 胡庭翔. 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ilazki Esquivel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC's 胡庭翔 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Quentin Odoardo in the 77th minute of play. After some careless play in the 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC defense, Mario Balotelli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 胡庭翔. The 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 胡庭翔 should have stopped the shot. AFC Viola Gigliati made a substitution. 孙强响 replaced Frutos Sator. In the 83rd minute of the match, Ilazki Esquivel got a very nice opportunity to score, but 胡庭翔 was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Thanks to some nice moves Ilazki Esquivel could shoot a difficult shot in the 86th minute, which 胡庭翔 however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quentin Odoardo in the 89th minute of play forced 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC's goalkeeper 胡庭翔 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Balotelli came free, but 胡庭翔 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as AFC Viola Gigliati's Mario Balotelli slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of 胡庭翔. That made the score 0-7 after 93 minutes of play. The 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. AFC Viola Gigliati were clearly better and deserved to take the win.