U23 World League

St Johns Wood
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) 陆竞宇 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Heithem Kaâbi had in the 5thth minute some difficulties stopping 史笑晨's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Heithem Kaâbi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 陆竞宇 in the 16th minute of play. In the 27th minute, 陆竞宇 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Heithem Kaâbi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 陆竞宇 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in ≮王者归来≯水军's zone, Pedro Arantes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo de Amorim came out of the goal and Pedro Arantes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chaouki Loussayef in the 36th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯水军's goalkeeper Hugo de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If 陆竞宇 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kais Mokadem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Hugo de Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chaouki Loussayef received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Hugo de Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 47 played minutes ≮王者归来≯水军 got a freekick which was hit by 陆竞宇. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 陆竞宇 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Heithem Kaâbi made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when 史笑晨 sent off a good shot on target. In the 57th minute of the match ≮王者归来≯水军 got a corner. Symba's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 胡鹰辰 ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Symba's goalie and right to 秦庭烽. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Symba's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. When ≮王者归来≯水军's 陆竞宇 in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Symba's goalie prevented a goal. The ≮王者归来≯水军 fans' excitement grew in the 72nd match minute when ≮王者归来≯水军's 陆竞宇 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The corner led ≮王者归来≯水军's 胡鹰辰 to fire away a dangerous shot which Heithem Kaâbi despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 84th minute, David Achour hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 陆竞宇 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Heithem Kaâbi having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when 陆竞宇 got free with Heithem Kaâbi in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The ≮王者归来≯水军 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.