U23 World League

Olympistadium
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kiko Pirani took the kick off in the first half of the match. Arsenal FC's 龚文希 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kiko Pirani in the 12th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Argina Artache during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Argina Artache hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Oylimpiamos Ψ were furious when Rosalio Larrinoa was red carded, 25 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 24th minute, one of Oylimpiamos Ψ:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Oylimpiamos Ψ. 30 minutes into the match, 温光林 notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Oylimpiamos Ψ's Olentzaro Barrantes. Olentzaro Barrantes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 33 minutes into the game, Arsenal FC's 温光林 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Olentzaro Barrantes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Olentzaro Barrantes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aaron Ramsey, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Ovando Fandiño struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. 龚文希 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Oylimpiamos Ψ. After the first half Arsenal FC were leading 1-3. 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 苏瑜川 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Ovando Fandiño had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Oylimpiamos Ψ's Gutierre Avina got a free kick in the 56th minute. 温光林 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Olentzaro Barrantes made a huge save. 邵战西 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olentzaro Barrantes having to interfere. After some careless play in the Arsenal FC defense, Ovando Fandiño kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 龚文希. The Arsenal FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 龚文希 should have stopped the shot. 龚文希 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kiko Pirani, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 杜正兴's late challenge caught a Oylimpiamos Ψ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 杜正兴 helped the player get up and apologised. In the 79th minute, 杜正兴 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87th minute Kiko Pirani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 龚文希 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olentzaro Barrantes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 苏瑜川, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. The audience was convinced that Kiko Pirani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 龚文希 was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Chants of Arsenal FC echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Oylimpiamos Ψ had held the ball for most of the match.