U21 World League

Arena Thor F.C.
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Maicon Couto started the match with the kick off. Renan de Lima didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 朱邦克 went, in the 2nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 【AC】Black Dragon-YinChuan's 洪霆兴 got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 8 minutes into the match, Thor F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when 朱邦克 came free, but Renan de Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When 曾烽彬 fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 【AC】Black Dragon-YinChuan's protests and gave 曾烽彬 a yellow card for diving instead. 许鹏希's late challenge caught a Thor F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 许鹏希 helped the player get up and apologised. If Maicon Couto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 21st minute 朱邦克 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renan de Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thor F.C.'s Renan de Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 洪霆兴 in the 25th minute of play. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Thor F.C.'s goalkeeper Renan de Lima, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 袁潮锋 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When 【AC】Black Dragon-YinChuan's 洪霆兴 in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Thor F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. 40 minutes into the game, 朱邦克 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 【AC】Black Dragon-YinChuan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Thor F.C. the free kick. In the 40th minute, 朱邦克 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by 洪霆兴 in the 45th minute of play forced Thor F.C.'s goalkeeper Renan de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 洪霆兴 to make the kick off. 洪霆兴 kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 60thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Thor F.C.'s keeper Renan de Lima was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. If 洪霆兴 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 朱邦克 scored 0-3 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Renan de Lima, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 高坤骋 charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 高坤骋 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 73 played minutes 【AC】Black Dragon-YinChuan got a freekick which was hit by 高坤骋. 83 minutes in the game, 洪霆兴 fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Renan de Lima having to interfere. After having played for 84 minutes, 朱邦克 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 【AC】Black Dragon-YinChuan's supporters crossed their fingers, but 朱邦克 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Renan de Lima made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when 洪霆兴 sent off a good shot on target. 洪霆兴 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renan de Lima having to interfere. In the 96th minute, 洪霆兴 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. Renan de Lima was out of position in the 98 minute of play, and 朱邦克 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 朱邦克 really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched 【AC】Black Dragon-YinChuan eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.