U21 World League

苏州奥体中心
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Gilson Guedes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, IGUIPORÃ FC's goalkeeper Alfredo Paes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jithu Vijiaratnam. Afiq Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cacá Paulista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Gilson Guedes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilson Guedes in the 15th minute of play forced 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalkeeper Afiq Hongyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Alexander Tan hit a great ball. Jithu Nagasaki made in the 21st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Tan Sim immediately put the ball in play. Alfredo Paes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Tan in the 27th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, IGUIPORÃ FC's Cacá Paulista got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 36th match minute, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faiz Tan to maneuver through the defense. 44 minutes into the game, Zézinho Marinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. IGUIPORÃ FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 the free kick. After a rather tough play, IGUIPORÃ FC's Zézinho Marinho got a free kick in the 45th minute. Alfredo Paes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Braddell in the 46th minute of the match. Afiq Hongyi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gilson Guedes went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Alexander Tan made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Cacá Paulista ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Afiq Hongyi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After a rather tough play, IGUIPORÃ FC's Reynaldo Valle got a free kick in the 61st minute. 66 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalkeeper Afiq Hongyi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eugênio Favoretto. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 from getting a goal against them. Sean Yip hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. IGUIPORÃ FC made a substitution. Dedé Vianna replaced Reynaldo Valle. In the 73rd match minute, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sean Yip to maneuver through the defense. 75 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalkeeper Afiq Hongyi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fernando de Brito. 77 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Eugênio Favoretto came free, but Afiq Hongyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes into the game, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Alexander Tan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alfredo Paes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Eugênio Favoretto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afiq Hongyi having to interfere. In the 92nd minute Jithu Nagasaki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Paes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Afiq Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Fabiano Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afiq Hongyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cacá Paulista in the 96th minute of play. The 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching IGUIPORÃ FC's performance. The match ended with a win for IGUIPORÃ FC.