U18 World League

Queen Arena
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) An unexpectedly hard shot by 郝军政 in the 6th minute of play forced Emerald's goalkeeper Damian Vieru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's goalkeeper 魏思坚 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Guguianu. After some careless play in the Emerald defense, 郝军政 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damian Vieru. The Emerald fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damian Vieru should have stopped the shot. Emerald's Damian Vieru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 郝军政 in the 14th minute of play. Dragoş Sălcudeanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. 魏思坚 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Damian Vieru came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's 郝军政. But to his dismay, 郝军政 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 33rd minute Dragoş Sălcudeanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 魏思坚 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 35 played minutes ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon got a freekick which was hit by 彭岩诚. In the 39th minute, 郝军政 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 43rd minute, 邱笑适 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's zone, Cristian Guguianu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 魏思坚 came out of the goal and Cristian Guguianu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Francisc Găină hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute of the match 何建义 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Damian Vieru showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 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.

Damian Vieru was out of position in the 59 minute of play, and 江渊悦 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 江渊悦 really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Damian Vieru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 石寒国 in the 69th minute of play. 73 minutes into the game, Nistor Stanciu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. 魏思坚 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When 江渊悦 came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon 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 江渊悦 couldn't finish the play. After 84 minutes, Marin Nicodim mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Emerald and the ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Emerald's Marin Nicodim got a free kick in the 84th minute. If 江渊悦 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 何建义's late challenge caught a Emerald's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 何建义 helped the player get up and apologised. After 93 played minutes ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon got a freekick which was hit by 何建义. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. 鲁邦飞 hit a great ball. ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's 魏思坚 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Guguianu in the 98th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.