Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) U21 China's 朱坚适 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the game, I am the danger's Alexandros Peropoulos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 白坚傲 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 7th minute of the match, Erling Halland tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lionel 柯景义 saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Lionel 柯景义 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erling Halland in the 7th minute of play. Lionel 柯景义 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erling Halland in the 11th minute of the match. In the 12th minute, Alexandros Peropoulos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 白坚傲 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 15 minutes into the match, I am the danger's goal looked a bit too open when Erling Halland came free, but Lionel 柯景义 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandros Peropoulos in the 17th minute of play forced U21 China's goalkeeper 白坚傲 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lionel 柯景义 made an important save on a dangerous shot by 朱坚适 in the 20th minute. Lionel 柯景义 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erling Halland, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Lionel 柯景义 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erling Halland in the 25th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 26th minute by 朱坚适 got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. A collision led to U21 China getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Liu Ying Qing hit a great ball. 肖傲振, 29 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Liu Ying Qing made in the 32nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Erling Halland immediately put the ball in play. Alexandros Peropoulos might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 白坚傲. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alexandros Peropoulos ran back to his position shaking his head. Erling Halland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lionel 柯景义 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erling Halland in the 42nd minute of play. Erling Halland scored 1-2 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lionel 柯景义, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

U21 China made a substitution. Zeng Jian Cheng replaced 盛世 武磊. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alexandros Peropoulos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Alexandros Peropoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandros Peropoulos received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. 白坚傲 came out and tried to block the shot, but Alexandros Peropoulos slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 57th minute. 62 minutes into the match, 赵鹏亦 notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of I am the danger's Lionel 柯景义. Lionel 柯景义 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 65 minutes into the match, U21 China's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandros Peropoulos came free, but 白坚傲 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lionel 柯景义 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 赵鹏亦 in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute 赵鹏亦 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lionel 柯景义 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 赵鹏亦 might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lionel 柯景义. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 赵鹏亦 ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by 赵鹏亦 in the 72nd minute of play forced I am the danger's goalkeeper Lionel 柯景义 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, I am the danger's goal looked a bit too open when 赵鹏亦 came free, but Lionel 柯景义 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute, 姚战川 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to U21 China getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. 姚战川 hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, I am the danger's 白坚傲 threw himself towards the right post 80 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alexandros Peropoulos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 81st minute I am the danger were awarded a corner. 肖傲振 went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which 俞正正 managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 白坚傲 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexandros Peropoulos in the 84th minute. Lionel 柯景义 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 赵鹏亦 in the 86th minute of play. 姚峰锋 kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Lionel 柯景义 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 鲁昆榕 in the 93rd minute of the match. I am the danger were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over U21 China's much stronger midfield.