U21 World League

Del Piero Alessandro
Spectators: 8075 (Terracing: 6058, Seating: 1857, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Antonio Sens got the match started through his kick off. Jiang Hong Xiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Big Boba in the 6th minute of play. Jiang Hong Xiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Sens in the 8th minute of play. Purple Talents's Antonio Sens got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Steve Van der Veeken took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Grassi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Medoacus Maior booed when Purple Talents was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Sens didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Medoacus Maior's Johan Tingelholm sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Steve Van der Veeken narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 16th minute, Ferruccio Traini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Medoacus Maior fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 19th match minute, Purple Talents was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Sens to maneuver through the defense. Damiano Tolin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Steve Van der Veeken made a huge save. Jiang Hong Xiang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Big Boba, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Purple Talents's goal looked a bit too open when Damiano Tolin came free, but Steve Van der Veeken reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Kristiaan Van den Haute had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 32 minutes into the match, Medoacus Maior's goal looked a bit too open when Big Boba came free, but Jiang Hong Xiang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jiang Hong Xiang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristiaan Van den Haute, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 42nd minute, Big Boba made a precise shot to the right of Jiang Hong Xiang. Medoacus Maior's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Steve Van der Veeken showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Grassi in the 46th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Big Boba managed to get in a good position for a shot. Purple Talents's supporters rose to their feet, but Big Boba was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jiang Hong Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Damiano Tolin made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Pawel Werra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Steve Van der Veeken showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damiano Tolin in the 54th minute of the match. Antonello Palumbo hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Jelle Manaers managed to get in a good position for a shot. Purple Talents's supporters rose to their feet, but Jelle Manaers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jiang Hong Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Qiu Feng Guo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Medoacus Maior's Jiang Hong Xiang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Medoacus Maior from getting a goal against them. Jiang Hong Xiang made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Qiu Feng Guo sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Medoacus Maior's Miroslav Kindekov got a free kick in the 76th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Qiu Feng Guo got free with Jiang Hong Xiang in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jiang Hong Xiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Sens in the 81st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angelo La Penna during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Medoacus Maior's Angelo La Penna got a free kick in the 82nd minute. 93 minutes into the match, Purple Talents's Qiu Feng Guo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jiang Hong Xiang narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Purple Talents booed when Medoacus Maior was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferruccio Traini didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Medoacus Maior defense, Qiu Feng Guo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jiang Hong Xiang. The Medoacus Maior fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jiang Hong Xiang should have stopped the shot. The Purple Talents 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.