U23 World League

TEXAS A&M REC CENTER
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 任潮诚 got the match started through his kick off. After 4 played minutes 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC got a freekick which was hit by 孙翔思. Nunez Arias blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 莫飞响 having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nunez Arias in the 11th minute of play forced 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC's goalkeeper 莫飞响 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. 蔡延轩 hit a great ball. 19 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Nunez Arias nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 莫飞响 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 23rd minute, Nunez Arias made a precise shot to the right of 莫飞响. 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Gerardo Beila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 任潮诚, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 孙翔思 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Gerardo Beila made a huge save. In the 36th minute, Zacarias Silbestre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nunez Arias in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 莫飞响 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 40th minute, Nunez Arias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 莫飞响 was frozen by the shot and now it was 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.

If Zacarias Silbestre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpected shot in the 54th minute by Gonzalo Garaona got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Nunez Arias had several of the 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 59 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-4 score and a disappointed 莫飞响 as he didn't even see the shot coming. After having played for 63 minutes, Nunez Arias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC FUSION's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nunez Arias 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 66th match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nunez Arias to maneuver through the defense. With his leg 莫飞响 managed to avoid a goal in the 69thth minute, when AFC FUSION's Nunez Arias fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some careless play in the 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC defense, Nunez Arias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 莫飞响. The 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 莫飞响 should have stopped the shot. Nunez Arias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 莫飞响 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nunez Arias in the 87th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Nunez Arias fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 91st minute, AFC FUSION's Nunez Arias dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched AFC FUSION eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.