U18 World League

酋长球场
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) 【№1】枪手杭州分队's 陈烨卫 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, 【№1】枪手杭州分队's 鲁旭鸿 got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 8th minute 陈烨卫 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shawn Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 【№1】枪手杭州分队:s 邵冰雄 showed great skill when he stopped Julio Villacorta:s penalty. In the 16th match minute, 【№1】枪手杭州分队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 巩枫飞 to maneuver through the defense. Rolando Ortiz, 16 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 邵冰雄 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rolando Ortiz in the 19th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Rolando Ortiz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 邵冰雄. 【№1】枪手杭州分队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rolando Ortiz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 邵冰雄 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rolando Ortiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as 巩枫骋 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Shawn Cruz. That made the score 1-1 in the 30 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Jimenez in the 35th minute of play forced 【№1】枪手杭州分队's goalkeeper 邵冰雄 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Real Madrid de Guatemala booed when 【№1】枪手杭州分队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. 巩枫飞 didn't get a good kick on the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rolando Ortiz was the one to do the kick off. 巩枫骋's late challenge caught a Real Madrid de Guatemala's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 巩枫骋 helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to 【№1】枪手杭州分队 getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. 巩枫骋 hit a great ball. Julio Villacorta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but 邵冰雄 made a huge save. A collision led to 【№1】枪手杭州分队 getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. 巩沙辰 hit a great ball. With a little luck, 【№1】枪手杭州分队's 邵冰雄 got control of the ball when Alberto Jimenez tried to sneak it across the goal line. With splendid footwork Alberto Jimenez arrived in front of goal to shoot 1-2 by the left pole in the game's 60th minute. 邵冰雄 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julio Villacorta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, 【№1】枪手杭州分队's 巩枫骋 got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute Julio Villacorta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 邵冰雄 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Manuel Flores had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute, 许松迪 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 许松迪's late challenge caught a Real Madrid de Guatemala's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 许松迪 helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, 【№1】枪手杭州分队's 许松迪 got a free kick in the 76th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Rolando Ortiz could shoot a difficult shot in the 79th minute, which 邵冰雄 however easily saved by the left post. In the 83rd match minute, 【№1】枪手杭州分队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 巩枫飞 to maneuver through the defense. 邵冰雄 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio Villacorta in the 85th minute of the match. The 【№1】枪手杭州分队 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Real Madrid de Guatemala's performance. The match ended with a win for Real Madrid de Guatemala.