U23 World League

Marcos Mazer
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Camilo Leobardo started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Shi Zhen Kun ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Israel Quintin was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 8 minutes into the match, TALLERES's goalkeeper Israel Quintin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Shi Zhen Kun. In the 8th match minute, TALLERES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulises Mazuste to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot 16 in the game by Shi Zhen Kun from a close distance when the talented Israel Quintin managed to make a qualified save. TALLERES's players were relieved. TALLERES's Israel Quintin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save TALLERES from getting a goal against them. Israel Quintin made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Lei Hui Le sent off a good shot on target. Ulises Mazuste kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Shi Zhen Kun recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ulises Mazuste hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 38 minutes into the match, TALLERES's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Renato Gonçalves came free, but Israel Quintin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute Carlos Alberto Guedes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Israel Quintin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Shi Zhen Kun stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Lei Hui Le had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Israel Quintin. TALLERES's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lei Hui Le was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. After 56 minutes of play, MAZER SAF's Shi Zhen Kun made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Israel Quintin was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 60th minute, Lei Hui Le made a precise shot to the right of Israel Quintin. TALLERES's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Zhen Kun in the 69th minute of play forced TALLERES's goalkeeper Israel Quintin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute, Han Yan Chao made a precise shot to the right of Israel Quintin. TALLERES's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. Israel Quintin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Shi Zhen Kun's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Moscardó in the 80th minute of play forced TALLERES's goalkeeper Israel Quintin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Han Yan Chao in the 82nd minute of play forced TALLERES's goalkeeper Israel Quintin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Israel Quintin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dedê Mota in the 86th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Shi Zhen Kun made a precise shot to the right of Israel Quintin. TALLERES's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-0. Carlos Alberto Guedes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Israel Quintin. TALLERES's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. There was no doubt that MAZER SAF were the better team. MAZER SAF's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.