Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Son van Basten kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 South Korea's supporters rose to their feet, but Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 顾战伟 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A sloppy throw-in by 严雄伟 in the 5th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by U21 South Korea's Tsinamdzghvrishvili Mohammadnezadjaneh. The supporters of 中国长沙名剑俱乐部队 booed when U21 South Korea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tsinamdzghvrishvili Mohammadnezadjaneh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amanda van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 崔梁雄, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 13 minutes into the match, U21 South Korea's goal looked a bit too open when 严翔益 came free, but Amanda van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amanda van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 许卫珂, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but 顾战伟 made a huge save. After 23 minutes, Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. 中国长沙名剑俱乐部队's 顾战伟 tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. U21 South Korea were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after 中国长沙名剑俱乐部队's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. 김 망절 took the corner. U21 South Korea's 김 망절 was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but 顾战伟 in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A hard and well directed shot from 김 망절 led 32 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. 中国长沙名剑俱乐部队's 顾战伟 became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as U21 South Korea's Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of 顾战伟. That made the score 3-0 after 41 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 김 용 in the 45th minute of play forced 中国长沙名剑俱乐部队's goalkeeper 顾战伟 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 严翔益 to make the kick off. Amanda van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 崔梁雄 in the 52nd minute of the match. Son van Basten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 顾战伟 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. After 60 played minutes 中国长沙名剑俱乐部队 got a freekick which was hit by 钱延震. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dani 아 during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Son van Basten in the 72nd minute of play forced 中国长沙名剑俱乐部队's goalkeeper 顾战伟 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Son van Basten was shown his second yellow card after 75 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 75 played minutes U21 South Korea got a freekick which was hit by Son van Basten. In the 77th minute, 김 용 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink in the 80th minute of play forced 中国长沙名剑俱乐部队's goalkeeper 顾战伟 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the 中国长沙名剑俱乐部队 defense, Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 顾战伟. The 中国长沙名剑俱乐部队 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 顾战伟 should have stopped the shot. Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 顾战伟 having to interfere. 严翔益's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Amanda van der Sar firmly grabbed it by the left post. Amanda van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 崔梁雄 in the 92nd minute of the match. Amanda van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 崔梁雄 in the 92nd minute of play. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by 中国长沙名剑俱乐部队's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. 김 망절 was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 South Korea's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on U21 South Korea's corner 김 망절 fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and 顾战伟 quite easily take care of the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the 中国长沙名剑俱乐部队 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for U21 South Korea.