U18 World League

Characate Arena
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 俞谦勇 took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the game, ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】's 罗克夕 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Damian Marin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 8th minute, Gaspar Gora 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. 柯榕霆 made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Venancio Pacorro sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Characate FC booed when ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. 潘迅辰 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Characate FC's Cristian Unai couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 11th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】. A collision led to Characate FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Ulises Stanislao hit a great ball. A collision led to ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】 getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. 龚源帆 hit a great ball. After 25 played minutes ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】 got a freekick which was hit by 龚源帆. With a little luck, ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】's 柯榕霆 got control of the ball when Venancio Pacorro tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】 booed when Characate FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Venancio Pacorro didn't get a good kick on the ball. ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】's 柯榕霆 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matias Boniel in the 32nd minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Matias Boniel notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】's 柯榕霆. 柯榕霆 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 35 minutes, Matias Boniel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Characate FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matias Boniel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 龚源帆 hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. 曲桑渊 charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 曲桑渊 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

After a defensive mix-up in Characate FC's zone, 曲桑渊 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damian Marin came out of the goal and 曲桑渊 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 54th minute 罗克夕 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Marin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Damian Marin made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when 曲桑渊 sent off a good shot on target. Joel Fonda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 柯榕霆 having to interfere. Damian Marin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 罗克夕 in the 72nd minute of the match. 姚然义 hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After 75 played minutes Characate FC got a freekick which was hit by Joel Fonda. 龚源帆 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Damian Marin having to make a save. Damian Marin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 曲桑渊, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 84 played minutes Characate FC got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Unai. In the 89th minute, ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】's 龚源帆 ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Damian Marin. Damian Marin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. 柯榕霆 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Fonda, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.