U18 World League

Aufbau-Arena
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eberhard Dost got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz's Phoenix Wienecke got a free kick in the 2nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Claude Francois in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lemmy Stecher saved 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz from getting behind. In the 10th minute, Eberhard Dost left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 14th minute Claude Francois shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lemmy Stecher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Claude Francois in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lemmy Stecher saved 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz from getting behind. 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz's Lemmy Stecher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonçalo Borges in the 19th minute of play. Lemmy Stecher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claude Francois, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. When José Poizat fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alexandrie CF's protests and gave José Poizat a yellow card for diving instead. In the 28th minute Eberhard Dost shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bart Lyon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Alexandrie CF fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 29th minute. Penalty! Bart Lyon had in the 30thth minute some difficulties stopping Per Anhalter's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Bart Lyon came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz's Per Anhalter. But to his dismay, Per Anhalter quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. The supporters of 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz booed when Alexandrie CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonçalo Borges didn't get a good kick on the ball. 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz's Phoenix Wienecke shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 34th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Bart Lyon but with some difficulty. After 39 minutes, Claude Francois mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alexandrie CF and the 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz booed when Alexandrie CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claude Francois didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The wind increased when Claude Francois made the kick off in the second half. Bart Lyon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Per Anhalter in the 56th minute of play. Gonçalo Borges fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lemmy Stecher having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Claude Francois's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lemmy Stecher was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. 66 minutes into the match, 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz's Per Anhalter sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bart Lyon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lemmy Stecher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claude Francois in the 68th minute of play. When Christian Gély was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 71 minutes had been played. When Phoenix Wienecke came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz 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 Phoenix Wienecke couldn't finish the play. 79 minutes into the match, Charlie Florin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lemmy Stecher. 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Charlie Florin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After 82 minutes, Gonçalo Borges mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alexandrie CF and the 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Alexandrie CF getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Gonçalo Borges hit a great ball. Bart Lyon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eberhard Dost, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Charlie Florin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alexandrie CF's supporters rose to their feet, but Charlie Florin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lemmy Stecher breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz's Phoenix Wienecke got a free kick in the 90th minute. After a rather tough play, 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz's Torsten Bröger got a free kick in the 94th minute. After a rather tough play, Alexandrie CF's Charlie Florin got a free kick in the 97th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz had won after a very even match.