U23 World League

上海体育场
Spectators: 7666 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 潘荣振 started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute, Luis Tano made a precise shot to the right of 庄南潮. 上海卢湾飞箭代表队's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Luka Modrić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in 上海卢湾飞箭代表队's zone, Luis Tano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 庄南潮 came out of the goal and Luis Tano 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 潘荣振 in the 20th minute of play forced • El Croacia fobal club •'s goalkeeper Jorge Luke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 魏岚冰 kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, 上海卢湾飞箭代表队's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Tano came free, but 庄南潮 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to 上海卢湾飞箭代表队 getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. 魏岚冰 hit a great ball. 30 minutes into the game, Luis Tano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. 庄南潮 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of • El Croacia fobal club • booed when 上海卢湾飞箭代表队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. 魏岚冰 didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, 上海卢湾飞箭代表队's 傅振迅 got a free kick in the 38th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luis Tano made a kick off. Luis Tanos short, quick shot in the 52ndth minute got 庄南潮 to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Luis Tano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. 庄南潮 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Luis Tano took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for 庄南潮 to make any attempt to save it. 70 minutes into the game, Gabriel Karlo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. • El Croacia fobal club •'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 上海卢湾飞箭代表队 the free kick. In the 70th match minute, • El Croacia fobal club • was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Karlo to maneuver through the defense. Luis Tano might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 庄南潮. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luis Tano ran back to his position shaking his head. 庄南潮 made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Luis Tano sent off a good shot on target. 庄南潮 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luis Tano's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Luka Modrić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 庄南潮 having to interfere. Chants of • El Croacia fobal club • echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as 上海卢湾飞箭代表队 had held the ball for most of the match.