U23 World League

Arena Escarlate
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 毛明昆 started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Scarlet Speedster booed when 西门吹雪 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. 毛明昆 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th minute Angelo Di Maria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saveliy Elin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saveliy Elin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Di Maria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfredinho Amaral could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Saveliy Elin made a huge save. In the 11th minute, Angelo Di Maria ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Saveliy Elin was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After 15 played minutes Scarlet Speedster got a freekick which was hit by Zézinho Vargas. Claudinho Figueiredo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şahin Zeyyat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute Angelo Di Maria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saveliy Elin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 毛明昆 kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After 32 played minutes Scarlet Speedster got a freekick which was hit by Abel Capixaba. Claudinho Figueiredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şahin Zeyyat, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After a rather tough play, Scarlet Speedster's Charles Aránguiz got a free kick in the 34th minute. When Elia Albanesi came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the 西门吹雪 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 Elia Albanesi couldn't finish the play. 38 minutes into the match, Scarlet Speedster's goal looked a bit too open when Şahin Zeyyat came free, but Claudinho Figueiredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 43 played minutes 西门吹雪 got a freekick which was hit by 冯响彬. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, John Weeke took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Saveliy Elin to make any attempt to save it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

蒋荣青 kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. 蒋荣青 kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 54th minute, John Weeke 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Di Maria in the 56th minute of play forced 西门吹雪's goalkeeper Saveliy Elin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute, one of 西门吹雪:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for 西门吹雪. John Weeke walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Saveliy Elin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Di Maria in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Di Maria in the 61st minute of play forced 西门吹雪's goalkeeper Saveliy Elin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saveliy Elin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Di Maria in the 70th minute of the match. Saveliy Elin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredinho Amaral in the 71st minute of play. Saveliy Elin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Di Maria in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 74th minute of the match Scarlet Speedster got a corner. 西门吹雪's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. John Weeke ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Scarlet Speedster's John Weeke to fire away a dangerous shot which Saveliy Elin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 蒋荣青 thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Saveliy Elin, a very annoying self made goal in the 75th minute which led to 3-1. Claudinho Figueiredo made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Şahin Zeyyat sent off a good shot on target. Saveliy Elin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charles Aránguiz in the 81st minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, John Weeke notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of 西门吹雪's Saveliy Elin. Saveliy Elin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 94 minutes into the game, 冯响彬 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 西门吹雪's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Scarlet Speedster the free kick. The supporters of Scarlet Speedster booed when 西门吹雪 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. 冯响彬 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Saveliy Elin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Di Maria in the 96th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the 西门吹雪 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Scarlet Speedster.