U21 World League

La Villa
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lucas Langoni got the match started through his kick off. After 4 played minutes ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 got a freekick which was hit by 龚俊博. Manuel Iban struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. 史亦榕 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ..Villa Rugby Club... 雷轩诚 kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. After 16 minutes, 龚俊博 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 and the ..Villa Rugby Club.. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's 龚俊博 got a free kick in the 16th minute. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. 姚坤棋 hit a great ball. 梅誉耀 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th match minute, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 余诚军 to maneuver through the defense. 史亦榕 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Langoni in the 26th minute. Lucas Langoni kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. 史亦榕 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Langoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 史亦榕 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Udalaitz in the 32nd minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goal looked a bit too open when Roque James came free, but 史亦榕 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd match minute, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 程震远 to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Manuel Iban from long distance, 44 minutes into the match, got 史亦榕's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The supporters of ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 booed when ..Villa Rugby Club.. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Iban didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 雷轩诚 made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Rene Higuita had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 严震南. After 57 minutes of play, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Lucas Langoni made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 史亦榕 was left in no man's land by his defense there! 史亦榕 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Iban, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 69th minute, Lucas Langoni made a precise shot to the right of 史亦榕. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. 72 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goal looked a bit too open when Arnoldo Asier came free, but 史亦榕 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Rene Higuita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 胡军冰 in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute Arnoldo Asier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 史亦榕 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ..Villa Rugby Club.. getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Alan Chupakhin hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucas Langoni during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 made a substitution. 冯南霖 replaced 狄强棋. A collision led to ..Villa Rugby Club.. getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Lucas Langoni hit a great ball. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Rene Higuita proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save ..Villa Rugby Club.. from getting a goal against them. 史亦榕 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnoldo Asier in the 90th minute of play. Rosendo Beti's late challenge caught a ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rosendo Beti helped the player get up and apologised. Rosendo Beti hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. 梅誉耀 took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rene Higuita. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Lucas Langoni blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 史亦榕 having to make a save. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ..Villa Rugby Club.. fans cheered their team off the field, for while ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.