U18 World League

福建宁德活塞队
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 吕平鹏 kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes into the match, Leopoldo Gartzen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 吕海枫. 福建宁德活塞队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leopoldo Gartzen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Sporting Club Victoria were furious when Francisco Fertus was red carded, 11 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, Sporting Club Victoria's Francisco Fertus got a free kick in the 12th minute. If 吕平鹏 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd rose to their feet as 福建宁德活塞队's 吕平鹏 slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Geronimo Quirze. That made the score 1-1 after 15 minutes of play. Sporting Club Victoria's Leonides Lazcano got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sporting Club Victoria's Leopoldo Gartzen got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Club Victoria's zone, 吕平鹏 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geronimo Quirze came out of the goal and 吕平鹏 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Sporting Club Victoria's Leopoldo Gartzen got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting Club Victoria's goalkeeper Geronimo Quirze, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 吕海枫 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Gartzen in the 36th minute of the match. Leopoldo Gartzen kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the game, 福建宁德活塞队's 吕平鹏 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Geronimo Quirze made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leopoldo Gartzen made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by 吕平鹏 in the 53rd minute of play forced Sporting Club Victoria's goalkeeper Geronimo Quirze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leopoldo Gartzen struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. 吕海枫 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sporting Club Victoria. In the 63rd minute, 狄昂松 made a precise shot to the right of Geronimo Quirze. Sporting Club Victoria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. In the 68th minute 吕平鹏 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geronimo Quirze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geronimo Quirze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 狄昂松 in the 73rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Leopoldo Gartzen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sporting Club Victoria's supporters rose to their feet, but Leopoldo Gartzen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 吕海枫 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gualterio Rito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. 吕海枫 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Geronimo Quirze showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 吕平鹏, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After 87 minutes, Leonides Lazcano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sporting Club Victoria and the 福建宁德活塞队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. 福建宁德活塞队's 邱鹏克 was substituted for 吕潮延. After a rather tough play, Sporting Club Victoria's Leonides Lazcano got a free kick in the 88th minute. 91 minutes into the game, 福建宁德活塞队's 吕平鹏 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Geronimo Quirze made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. After a defensive mix-up in 福建宁德活塞队's zone, Leonides Lazcano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 吕海枫 came out of the goal and Leonides Lazcano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sporting Club Victoria's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.