World League

Stadio Ennio Tardini
Spectators: 10799 (Terracing: 8100, Seating: 2484, VIP seats: 215) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sebastián Villa kicked off to start the match. Xu Yong Feng hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute Sebastián Villa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Abad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, Jufran Van Landschoot threw the ball into play from the sideline. Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Cui Peng Sen quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. David Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jufran Van Landschoot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ekskluzywni menele's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Paolo-César Maldini in the 16th minute. After a rather tough play, Ekskluzywni menele's Sebastián Villa got a free kick in the 16th minute. The supporters of Chinese CJ Youth Academy booed when Ekskluzywni menele was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean Dantas didn't get a good kick on the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Turgut Soyuer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zbigniew Brudzisz. Ekskluzywni menele's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Turgut Soyuer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Turgut Soyuer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Zbigniew Brudzisz made a huge save. 28 minutes into the match, Chinese CJ Youth Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastián Villa came free, but David Abad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sebastián Villa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without David Abad having to make a save. David Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastián Villa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, Ekskluzywni menele's goal looked a bit too open when Danell Mackiathan came free, but Zbigniew Brudzisz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zbigniew Brudzisz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danell Mackiathan in the 33rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Danell Mackiathan could shoot a difficult shot in the 37th minute, which Zbigniew Brudzisz however easily saved by the left post. Zbigniew Brudzisz made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Danell Mackiathan sent off a good shot on target. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Turgut Soyuer to make the kick off. With a little luck, Chinese CJ Youth Academy's David Abad got control of the ball when Sebastián Villa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zbigniew Brudzisz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danell Mackiathan in the 63rd minute of the match. Ekskluzywni menele's Wang Hong Le was substituted for Sebastián Villa. With a little luck, Chinese CJ Youth Academy's David Abad got control of the ball when Jean Dantas tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd play minute Wang Hong Le came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised David Abad. 1-1. The Ekskluzywni menele players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Chinese CJ Youth Academy from taking control. The game ends in a draw.