U23 World League

泾县红星宣纸体育场
Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Mircea Balint scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 余桦德, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 龚笑强 hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Ciruel Academy were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after 泾县Red-Star FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mircea Balint took the corner. Amadeu Berger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacob Alavedra having to interfere. After 12 played minutes 泾县Red-Star FC got a freekick which was hit by 龚笑强. After having played for 13 minutes, Mircea Balint managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ciruel Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mircea Balint was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 14th minute, Lucas Grijander ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 余桦德 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 余桦德 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucas Grijander's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. After 25 played minutes Ciruel Academy got a freekick which was hit by Glenn Sommers. After 26 played minutes, 泾县Red-Star FC's Babür Sarısaltuk shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jacob Alavedra came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in 泾县Red-Star FC reached it. The audience was convinced that Rafal Miazga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacob Alavedra was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. 28 minutes into the game, 韩延浩 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 泾县Red-Star FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ciruel Academy the free kick. 29 minutes into the match, 泾县Red-Star FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Grijander came free, but 余桦德 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Rafal Miazga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucas Grijander in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 余桦德 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Ciruel Academy fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Ciruel Academy's Lucas Grijander looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Ciruel Academy's Lucas Grijander 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 泾县Red-Star FC's goalie prevented a goal. Lucas Grijander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 余桦德 having to interfere.

If Lucas Grijander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Coronel Durangos short, quick shot in the 51stth minute got 余桦德 to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Jacob Alavedra didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when 泾县Red-Star FC's Amadeu Berger shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-3 in the ordered_time% minute. 余桦德 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucas Grijander's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute, Mircea Balint hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeu Berger in the 64th minute of play forced Ciruel Academy's goalkeeper Jacob Alavedra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Lucas Grijander took a quick shot and it went in 2-5 without a chance for 余桦德 to make any attempt to save it. Toma Ron made in the 70th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by 泾县Red-Star FC's 韩延浩. Jacob Alavedra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amadeu Berger, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 余桦德 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Coronel Durango in the 75th minute. In the 79thth minute of the game Amadeu Berger who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ciruel Academy's Jacob Alavedra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Coronel Durango could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but 余桦德 made a huge save. If Joaquim Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute Lucas Grijander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 余桦德 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 余桦德 was a little too slow when Lucas Grijander got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 2-6. 余桦德 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Grijander, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 泾县Red-Star FC's 余桦德 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Grijander in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle went the supporters of Ciruel Academy were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant 泾县Red-Star FC side.