U21 World League

Aufbau-Arena
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jürgen Fackler kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz's goal looked a bit too open when Generoso Quintun came free, but Lemmy Stecher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lemmy Stecher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eulalio Casado in the 6th minute of play. Arturo Lluc struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Lemmy Stecher didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ViCeNzA. After 11 minutes of play, 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz's Tyler Gern made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ariel Bitxintxo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ariel Bitxintxo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jürgen Fackler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Eulalio Casado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lemmy Stecher was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. A collision led to ViCeNzA getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Blas Haritz hit a great ball. In the 29th minute Rudolf Ramsauer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Bitxintxo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enno Kunzmann in the 32nd minute of play forced ViCeNzA's goalkeeper Ariel Bitxintxo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz's Roswin Liebing got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 39 minutes into the match, ViCeNzA's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Höfer came free, but Ariel Bitxintxo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enno Kunzmann got free with Ariel Bitxintxo in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 45 minutes into the match, Generoso Quintun 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 Generoso Quintun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After a rather tough play, ViCeNzA's Blas Haritz got a free kick in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Fernan Llope made the kick off in the second half. Lysander Schütt charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lysander Schütt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ViCeNzA booed when 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lysander Schütt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ariel Bitxintxo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enno Kunzmann in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Nemo Wewers 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: 2-2. In the 62nd minute, Blas Haritz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz's Ulfert Wellnitz got a free kick in the 65th minute. 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 Arturo Lluc in the 70th minute of play. After some careless play in the ViCeNzA defense, Denis Höfer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ariel Bitxintxo. The ViCeNzA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ariel Bitxintxo should have stopped the shot. Tyler Gern kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Denis Höfer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Ariel Bitxintxo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tyler Gern in the 84th minute of play forced ViCeNzA's goalkeeper Ariel Bitxintxo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enno Kunzmann hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as ViCeNzA's Eulalio Casado slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lemmy Stecher. That made the score 3-4 after 86 minutes of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ViCeNzA eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.