U18 World League

Arsenio Erico
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 柯卫枫 got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfonso Bernabel during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Alfonso Bernabel got a free kick in the 3rd minute. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Lorenzo Gentza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 于奕宇 in the 6th minute of play. Lorenzo Gentza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 任剑益 in the 7th minute of the match. Armando Tello could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but 徐鸿帆 made a huge save. Conrado Eliazar charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Conrado Eliazar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Conrado Eliazar got a free kick in the 13th minute. After a rather tough play, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Marcelino Jurdan got a free kick in the 17th minute. 柯卫枫 was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 18th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 徐鸿帆 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonatan Gregory in the 24th minute. Lorenzo Gentza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 任剑益 in the 26th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, 柯卫枫 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lorenzo Gentza was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 徐鸿帆 came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by ★Independiente Ψ★'s Jonatan Gregory. But to his dismay, Jonatan Gregory quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Donato Gorbea was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Eugenio Raymon got a free kick in the 52nd minute. If Jonatan Gregory had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 于奕宇 charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 于奕宇 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ★Independiente Ψ★ booed when 上海绿地申花足球俱乐部 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. 于奕宇 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute of the match Armando Tello sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but 徐鸿帆 skillfully saved the ball. After 65 played minutes 上海绿地申花足球俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by 吕延超. 71 minutes into the game, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Donato Gorbea nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 徐鸿帆 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 徐鸿帆 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonatan Gregory, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After a defensive mix-up in 上海绿地申花足球俱乐部's zone, Donato Gorbea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 徐鸿帆 came out of the goal and Donato Gorbea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 柯卫枫 kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Lorenzo Gentza was out of position in the 90 minute of play, and 任剑益 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 任剑益 really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. ★Independiente Ψ★ were furious when Alfonso Bernabel was red carded, 93 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in ★Independiente Ψ★ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! In the 98th minute 柯卫枫 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lorenzo Gentza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Honorato Taurino charged in rather forcefully in the 98th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Honorato Taurino the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Honorato Taurino hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.