U18 World League

Monumental
Spectators: 7512 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Martin Marko kicked off to start the match. After 6 played minutes LA MAQUINA F.C got a freekick which was hit by David Santo. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 0-2 when 康凡剑 sped through LA MAQUINA F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Laureano Niguel. The audience was convinced that 康凡剑's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Laureano Niguel was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. A collision led to LA MAQUINA F.C getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Eustaquio Victoro hit a great ball. In the 19th minute of the match 罗建辰 sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Laureano Niguel skillfully saved the ball. Laureano Niguel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 康凡剑's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. The audience was convinced that 康凡剑's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Laureano Niguel was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Joel Llope received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. 钱默诚 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯湖北经管学院's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Tallia came free, but 钱默诚 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute, 康凡剑 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Laureano Niguel was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. 40 minutes into the game, 肖荣悦 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Laureano Niguel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Laureano Niguel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 肖荣悦, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Laureano Niguel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 康凡剑 in the 45th minute of play. 康凡剑 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 康凡剑 to make the kick off. 51 minutes in the game, 肖荣悦 fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Laureano Niguel having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Tallia in the 57th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯湖北经管学院's goalkeeper 钱默诚 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute, Roberto Tallia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 钱默诚 was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. Laureano Niguel was a little too slow when 肖荣悦 got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 63rd minute. The score was now 1-6. LA MAQUINA F.C made a substitution. Aaron Llorienzo replaced Martin Marko. In the 71st minute of the match Rogelio Fliz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but 钱默诚 skillfully saved the ball. The ≮王者归来≯湖北经管学院 fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when ≮王者归来≯湖北经管学院's 康凡剑 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 1-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 钱默诚 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aaron Llorienzo in the 79th minute of play. When 肖荣悦 came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the ≮王者归来≯湖北经管学院 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 肖荣悦 couldn't finish the play. If 康凡剑 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind LA MAQUINA F.C's goalkeeper Laureano Niguel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 康凡剑 in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Laureano Niguel saved LA MAQUINA F.C from getting behind. In the 88th minute, 肖荣悦 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 钱默诚 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aaron Llorienzo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ≮王者归来≯湖北经管学院 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.