U21 World League

南通会展中心体育场
Spectators: 7738 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vito Valle kicked off to start the match. 鲁铮铮 hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 齐城真 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vito Valle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the game, Breno Lopes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Xerife FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 【№1】Galactic Empire the free kick. In the 10th match minute, Xerife FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Breno Lopes to maneuver through the defense. Lino Pirani made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when 鲁铮铮 sent off a good shot on target. In the 12th minute, Breno Lopes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute, 冯风岚 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Vito Valle came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Xerife FC 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 Vito Valle couldn't finish the play. 鲁铮铮 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Lino Pirani made a huge save. In the 31st match minute, Xerife FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cacá Arce to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, 【№1】Galactic Empire's 楚彬翀 got a free kick in the 38th minute. Chico Totti lost his temper 44 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 彭超风 shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 47th minute 鲁铮铮 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lino Pirani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

If 鲁铮铮 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th match minute, 【№1】Galactic Empire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 彭超风 to maneuver through the defense. 史珂岩 took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lino Pirani. Lino Pirani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. After 71 played minutes Xerife FC got a freekick which was hit by Cacá Arce. Lino Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 彭超风, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Lino Pirani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 鲁铮铮 in the 74th minute of the match. After 78 played minutes 【№1】Galactic Empire got a freekick which was hit by 楚彬翀. A collision led to Xerife FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Telmo de Castro hit a great ball. Lino Pirani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 罗森荣, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to 【№1】Galactic Empire getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. 史珂岩 hit a great ball. After having played for 91 minutes, 史珂岩 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 【№1】Galactic Empire's supporters crossed their fingers, but 史珂岩 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 彭超风 charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 彭超风 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 92nd minute, 彭超风 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of 【№1】Galactic Empire booed when Xerife FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ian Diniz didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Xerife FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for 【№1】Galactic Empire.