U23 World League

Tiger Sports Arena
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Elis Färber made the kick off which started today's match. Raphaël Giacometti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 4th minute of the match, Elis Färber tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mathys Mora saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The supporters of Tiger booed when FC Saubrigues was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Heim didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Tiger getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Albrecht Kowalke hit a great ball. FC Saubrigues's Faudel Langlois got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Raphaël Giacometti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Wolf Poll tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elis Färber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Mathys Mora tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elis Färber in the 20th minute of play forced FC Saubrigues's goalkeeper Mathys Mora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Tiger's Mathys Mora threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Elis Färber, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 26 minutes into the match, Elis Färber dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mathys Mora, 2-0. In the 33rd minute Elis Färber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mathys Mora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alphonse Keita hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Mathys Mora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fox Joseph, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Saubrigues's Mathys Mora proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save FC Saubrigues from getting a goal against them. A collision led to FC Saubrigues getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Alphonse Keita hit a great ball. When Raphaël Giacometti came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the FC Saubrigues 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 Raphaël Giacometti couldn't finish the play. The supporters of FC Saubrigues booed when Tiger was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albrecht Kowalke didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Faudel Langlois in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wolf Poll saved Tiger from getting behind. Mathys Mora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elis Färber in the 57th minute of play. Alphonse Keita lost his temper 58 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to FC Saubrigues getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Alphonse Keita hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Arvid Wacker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mathys Mora was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 59 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Arvid Wacker sped through FC Saubrigues's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mathys Mora. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Elis Färber managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tiger's supporters rose to their feet, but Elis Färber was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mathys Mora breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the FC Saubrigues defense, Ulrich Pickartz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mathys Mora. The FC Saubrigues fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mathys Mora should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arvid Wacker in the 68th minute of play forced FC Saubrigues's goalkeeper Mathys Mora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the game, Tiger's Jörgen Stossun nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mathys Mora made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Tiger's Joseph Sittarz was substituted for Albrecht Kowalke. In the 78th minute Elis Färber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mathys Mora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elis Färber took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mathys Mora. Mathys Mora dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. 86 minutes into the match, FC Saubrigues's goal looked a bit too open when Arvid Wacker came free, but Mathys Mora reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mathys Mora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elis Färber, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulrich Pickartz in the 93rd minute of play forced FC Saubrigues's goalkeeper Mathys Mora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raphaël Giacometti's late challenge caught a Tiger's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Raphaël Giacometti helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th match minute, FC Saubrigues was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raphaël Giacometti to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 94 minutes, Ulrich Pickartz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tiger's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ulrich Pickartz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 96 minutes into the match, Edmund Schoettle notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of FC Saubrigues's Mathys Mora. Mathys Mora was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.