U18 World League

金谷园
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Quemeros's Luis Raphael 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. In the 8th minute, 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's 孟坚夕 ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Valentin Delfino. Valentin Delfino yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 11 minutes into the game, 胡翔挺 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Valentin Delfino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 姜辰城 came free with the goalkeeper in the 14th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Valentin Delfino could save by the left post. Quemeros's Valentin Delfino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Quemeros from getting a goal against them. 孟坚夕 who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 23rdth minute tested the skills of Valentin Delfino when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If 肖强誉 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's 孟坚夕 got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When 孟坚夕 came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the 『挑战者』银河俱乐部 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 孟坚夕 couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's 胡翔挺 slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Valentin Delfino. That made the score 3-0 after 37 minutes of play. 麦南星 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, 胡翔挺 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's supporters rose to their feet, but 胡翔挺 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valentin Delfino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 孟坚夕 made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geronimo Cai during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 53rd match minute, Quemeros was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geronimo Cai to maneuver through the defense. Quemeros's Valentin Delfino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 孟坚夕 in the 57th minute of play. 孟坚夕 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentin Delfino having to interfere. Valentin Delfino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 孟坚夕 in the 64th minute of play. A collision led to Quemeros getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Apolo Cordara hit a great ball. When 孟坚夕 fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's protests and gave 孟坚夕 a yellow card for diving instead. 孟坚夕 hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. After 76 minutes of play, 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's 孟坚夕 made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valentin Delfino was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 79th minute, Luis Raphael hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 80 minutes, 董海诚 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 『挑战者』银河俱乐部 and the Quemeros players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to 『挑战者』银河俱乐部 getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. 董海诚 hit a great ball. A hard shot by Isidro Silban from long distance, 81 minutes into the match, got 姚彬桦's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Quemeros's Valentin Delfino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 孟坚夕 in the 85th minute of play. Valentin Delfino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 孟坚夕, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee ended the match the 『挑战者』银河俱乐部 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.