U18 World League

天津永乐足球场
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Blas Cordarryl started the match with the kick off. Valhalla Time were furious when Ciro Crescencio was red carded, 5 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A collision led to Valhalla Time getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Ciro Crescencio hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in 天津建卫600周年纪念队's zone, Robustiano Mattin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 郭思辉 came out of the goal and Robustiano Mattin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to 天津建卫600周年纪念队 getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. 庄晨昆 hit a great ball. Blas Cordarryl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in 天津建卫600周年纪念队's zone, Blas Cordarryl stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 郭思辉 came out of the goal and Blas Cordarryl tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 16th minute, 钱鹏天 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. In the 22nd minute, Robustiano Mattin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 郭思辉 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 30th minute, Blas Cordarryl 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. 郭思辉 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blas Cordarryl in the 35th minute of the match. If Blas Cordarryl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

57 minutes into the match, Valhalla Time's goal looked a bit too open when 陈威宁 came free, but Pablo Ubendu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind 天津建卫600周年纪念队's goalkeeper 郭思辉, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Robustiano Mattin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. 郭思辉 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, Valhalla Time's goal looked a bit too open when 齐希峰 came free, but Pablo Ubendu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, 天津建卫600周年纪念队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 李亮升 to maneuver through the defense. Blas Cordarryl recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 郭思辉 came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Valhalla Time's Blas Cordarryl. But to his dismay, Blas Cordarryl quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by 陈威宁 in the 83rd minute of play forced Valhalla Time's goalkeeper Pablo Ubendu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Godofredo Joey kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. 陈威宁 struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Pablo Ubendu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 天津建卫600周年纪念队. In the 91st minute, 钱鹏天 made a precise shot to the right of Pablo Ubendu. Valhalla Time's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Valhalla Time were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over 天津建卫600周年纪念队's much stronger midfield.