U23 World League

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Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) In the 3rd minute, Panait Hațegan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aaron Ramsey in the 4th minute of play forced Club Vertigo's goalkeeper Nikulás Benediktsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikulás Benediktsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 温光林, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute Sabin Corcoveanu 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. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 0-1 when 苏瑜川 sped through Club Vertigo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nikulás Benediktsson. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sorin Macrea during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Club Vertigo's Sorin Macrea got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 32nd minute 苏瑜川 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikulás Benediktsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikulás Benediktsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 温光林, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th match minute, Club Vertigo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nistor Iftimescu to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the match, Club Vertigo's goal looked a bit too open when 苏瑜川 came free, but Nikulás Benediktsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 苏瑜川 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 苏瑜川 scored 0-2 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nikulás Benediktsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sabin Corcoveanu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 赵竞朋 was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 50 minutes into the match. In the 53rd minute, Sabin Corcoveanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 龚文希 was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. When 邵战西 came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Arsenal FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that 邵战西 couldn't finish the play. 邵战西 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Nikulás Benediktsson made a huge save. A collision led to Club Vertigo getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Iulian Lovin hit a great ball. Iulian Lovin kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. If Nistor Iftimescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Club Vertigo getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Nistor Iftimescu hit a great ball. After having played for 81 minutes, 邵战西 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arsenal FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but 邵战西 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nechifor Cucerdean kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Aaron Ramsey managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arsenal FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Aaron Ramsey was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikulás Benediktsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when 邵战西 got free with Nikulás Benediktsson in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Club Vertigo fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Arsenal FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.