U23 World League

扬州市体育中心足球场
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) 『盛世メ名門』扬州艺居足球俱乐部's Zhang Song Fan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 乔南银 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joachim Bergström in the 2nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhang Song Fan in the 4th minute of play forced Tough and Tasty FC's goalkeeper Magnus Hägglund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 乔南银 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sonny Sigman, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Steve McManaman hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 18thth minute of the game Sonny Sigman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 『盛世メ名門』扬州艺居足球俱乐部's 乔南银 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Magnus Hägglund made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when 冯浩笑 sent off a good shot on target. 乔南银 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sonny Sigman in the 30th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Stefan Hultman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 乔南银 was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. 冯浩笑 made in the 32nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which 江冰朋 however managed to control. 35 minutes into the match, Sonny Sigman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 乔南银. 『盛世メ名門』扬州艺居足球俱乐部's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sonny Sigman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 37th match minute, Tough and Tasty FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yao Ying Chen to maneuver through the defense. Sonny Sigman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 乔南银 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sonny Sigman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sonny Sigman might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 乔南银. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sonny Sigman ran back to his position shaking his head. 乔南银 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sonny Sigman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Sonny Sigman came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Tough and Tasty FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sonny Sigman couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stefan Hultman was the one to do the kick off. In the 57thth minute of the game 梅渊希 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tough and Tasty FC's Magnus Hägglund was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Tough and Tasty FC's Evert Ros got a free kick in the 69th minute. The supporters of 『盛世メ名門』扬州艺居足球俱乐部 booed when Tough and Tasty FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joachim Bergström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tough and Tasty FC made a substitution. Cefero Gala replaced Stefan Hultman. A collision led to Tough and Tasty FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Joachim Bergström hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zhang Song Fan in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Magnus Hägglund prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 74th minute, 江冰朋 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 76 minutes, Sonny Sigman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tough and Tasty FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sonny Sigman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sonny Sigman in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 乔南银 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sonny Sigman who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of 乔南银 when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 乔南银 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cefero Gala, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After a defensive mix-up in 『盛世メ名門』扬州艺居足球俱乐部's zone, Sonny Sigman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 乔南银 came out of the goal and Sonny Sigman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 96 minutes into the game, 齐志榕 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Magnus Hägglund was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 『盛世メ名門』扬州艺居足球俱乐部 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Tough and Tasty FC for a fine match.