U23 World League

YF国际大球场
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) If 巩思卫 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】 getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. 柯林榕 hit a great ball. 俞谦勇 came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Xorxa F.C.'s Javier Silva. But to his dismay, Javier Silva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 俞谦勇 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Javier Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】's goal looked a bit too open when Brion Garcia came free, but 俞谦勇 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】's Kenneth Will got a free kick in the 18th minute. 龚川棋's late challenge caught a Xorxa F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 龚川棋 helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Xorxa F.C. booed when ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. 龚川棋 didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julián Dean in the 28th minute of play forced ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】's goalkeeper 俞谦勇 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, 孙朗镇 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute Brion Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 俞谦勇 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 巩思卫 was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 38th minute. ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 41st minute Joel Abrego shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 俞谦勇 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Éder Mota was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kenneth Will showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 43 minute of play. A hard shot 47 in the game by Kenneth Will from a close distance when the talented Éder Mota managed to make a qualified save. Xorxa F.C.'s players were relieved. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

俞谦勇 was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Brion Garcia capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Brion Garcia really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. 俞谦勇 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Javier Silva in the 59th minute. 62 minutes into the match, ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】's goalkeeper 俞谦勇 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francesco Camacho. 64 minutes into the match, ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】's goalkeeper 俞谦勇 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Brion Garcia. Julián Dean did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-3 to the left of a surprised 俞谦勇 70 minutes into the match. Xorxa F.C. made a substitution. Ilixo Idiaquez replaced Javier Silva. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Joel Abrego took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for 俞谦勇 to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ilixo Idiaquez got free with 俞谦勇 in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】 defense, Ilixo Idiaquez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 俞谦勇. The ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 俞谦勇 should have stopped the shot. ★『红魔』曼联★上海申花【沪】's Chip Barijho got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Xorxa F.C. getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Jesús Navas hit a great ball. Kenneth Will took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Éder Mota. Éder Mota dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-6. The Xorxa F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Xorxa F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.