U23 World League

La Boutique
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. Israel Quintin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shi Zhen Kun, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. Israel Quintin didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when MAZER SAF's Shi Zhen Kun shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. A collision led to TALLERES getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Ulises Mazuste hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the match, TALLERES's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Zhen Kun came free, but Israel Quintin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Zhen Kun in the 26th minute of play forced TALLERES's goalkeeper Israel Quintin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Israel Quintin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Zhen Kun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, Dedê Mota notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of TALLERES's Israel Quintin. Israel Quintin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When MAZER SAF's Shi Zhen Kun in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TALLERES's goalie prevented a goal. Israel Quintin came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by MAZER SAF's Shi Zhen Kun. But to his dismay, Shi Zhen Kun quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Israel Quintin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Zhen Kun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Shi Zhen Kun made a kick off. With his leg Israel Quintin managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when MAZER SAF's Shi Zhen Kun fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 57 minutes into the match, Shi Zhen Kun 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 Shi Zhen Kun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Israel Quintin came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by MAZER SAF's Lei Hui Le. But to his dismay, Lei Hui Le quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. When Shi Zhen Kun came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the MAZER SAF 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 Shi Zhen Kun couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dedê Mota in the 68th minute of play forced TALLERES's goalkeeper Israel Quintin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Shi Zhen Kun kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Israel Quintin. That made the score 0-7 in the 69 minute of play. A well-hit corner resulted in Ulises Mazuste heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Zhen Kun in the 86th minute of play forced TALLERES's goalkeeper Israel Quintin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th play minute Paulo Renato Gonçalves came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Israel Quintin. 0-8. After 93 played minutes MAZER SAF got a freekick which was hit by Han Yan Chao. MAZER SAF's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.