National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) 3 minutes into the match, Sweden's goal looked a bit too open when Long Peng Chao came free, but Robin Wahlnäs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 3 minutes of play, China's Long Peng Chao made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robin Wahlnäs was left in no man's land by his defense there! Robin Wahlnäs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Long Peng Chao in the 16th minute of the match. Long Peng Chao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sweden's Robin Wahlnäs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shi Ting Ning in the 22nd minute of play. China's 柯青适 was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Robin Wahlnäs in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jiang Lin Bin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 吕凡谦 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl Eckegren, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. The supporters of China booed when Sweden was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Villiam Mårtensson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jiang Lin Bin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Robin Wahlnäs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 吕凡谦 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Villiam Mårtensson in the 32nd minute of play. In the 35th minute there was a penalty for China. Shi Ting Ning stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Robin Wahlnäs. 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jiang Lin Bin in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Robin Wahlnäs saved Sweden from getting behind. In the 40th minute Jiang Lin Bin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Wahlnäs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th match minute, China was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yu Yu Lang to maneuver through the defense. 42 minutes into the match, Sweden's goal looked a bit too open when Jiang Lin Bin came free, but Robin Wahlnäs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Sweden's zone, Jiang Lin Bin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robin Wahlnäs came out of the goal and Jiang Lin Bin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sweden's Fredrik Mattsson was substituted for André Apelqvist. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.
The wind increased when Karl Eckegren made the kick off in the second half. Robin Wahlnäs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jiang Lin Bin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 53 minutes of play, China's Jiang Lin Bin made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robin Wahlnäs was left in no man's land by his defense there! Robin Wahlnäs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Long Peng Chao in the 56th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Jakobsson in the 58th minute of play forced China's goalkeeper 吕凡谦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robin Wahlnäs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Long Peng Chao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 吕凡谦 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carl Jakobsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Robin Wahlnäs made an important save on a dangerous shot by Long Peng Chao in the 62nd minute. After a rather tough play, China's Yu Yu Lang got a free kick in the 66th minute. With a little luck, Sweden's Robin Wahlnäs got control of the ball when Shi Ting Ning tried to sneak it across the goal line. Long Peng Chao could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Robin Wahlnäs made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jiang Lin Bin in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Robin Wahlnäs prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Long Peng Chao got free with Robin Wahlnäs in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 79 minutes into the match, Sweden's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Ting Ning came free, but Robin Wahlnäs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Jiang Lin Bin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robin Wahlnäs was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. 83 minutes into the game, Karl Eckegren cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. 吕凡谦 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sweden made a substitution. Per-Arne Rudqvist replaced Roland Pilgren. China's Di Zhou Wei was substituted for Šućo Okaemov. Thanks to some nice moves Long Peng Chao could shoot a difficult shot in the 90th minute, which Robin Wahlnäs however easily saved by the left post. In the 91st minute 麦骏竞 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Wahlnäs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sweden's Robin Wahlnäs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jiang Lin Bin in the 94th minute of play. Long Peng Chao's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 94thth minute, Robin Wahlnäs skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 97th minute, China's Long Peng Chao dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. China'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.
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