U23 World League

Resurrection Ship
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 姚广邦 started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes of play, Cylon's 龙钢超 made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sandro Placente was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Manuel Neira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 龙枫博 was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Manuel Neira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 龙枫博 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. After 13 minutes Cylon's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Américo Peralta who took care of the corner kick. union española s.a.'s Américo Peralta was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but 龙枫博 in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After some careless play in the Cylon defense, Manuel Neira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 龙枫博. The Cylon fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 龙枫博 should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Cylon's 尹桑文 got a free kick in the 22nd minute. 27 minutes into the match, union española s.a.'s goal looked a bit too open when 龙钢超 came free, but Sandro Placente reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the game, Américo Peralta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. union española s.a.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cylon the free kick. Américo Peralta hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. When 庄志政 came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Cylon 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 庄志政 couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 姚广邦 in the 34th minute of play forced union española s.a.'s goalkeeper Sandro Placente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cylon's 龙枫博 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Neira in the 36th minute of play. union española s.a.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Américo Peralta in the 38th minute. Sandro Placente showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 庞桦景, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After 44 minutes of play, Cylon's 龙钢超 made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sandro Placente was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sandro Placente made an important save on a dangerous shot by 姚广邦 in the 46th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manuel Neira to make the kick off. Sandro Placente made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 龙钢超 in the 51st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fulgencio Serrano got free with 龙枫博 in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. union española s.a.'s Sandro Placente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 龙钢超 in the 56th minute of play. After 58 played minutes Cylon got a freekick which was hit by 庞桦景. After a defensive mix-up in Cylon's zone, Manuel Neira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 龙枫博 came out of the goal and Manuel Neira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cylon made a substitution. 许克沙 replaced 尹桑文. Cylon's 叶建超 was substituted for 傅志骏. Sandro Placente made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 龙钢超 in the 73rd minute of play. Manuel Neira took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 龙枫博. 龙枫博 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Sandro Placente took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 龙钢超, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 龙枫博 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Neira, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. 龙枫博 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaume Zegarra, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 龙枫博 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaume Zegarra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sandro Placente showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 龙钢超, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. union española s.a. were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.