U21 World League

Stade de Krafft
Spectators: 7956 (Terracing: 6013, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when João Seco made the kick off which started today's match. When Renan Blard fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fc Kertzfeld's protests and gave Renan Blard a yellow card for diving instead. Renan Blard hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. When Injuries's João Seco in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fc Kertzfeld's goalie prevented a goal. Iwo Kalemba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Seco charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Seco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Lennarth Keitum had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 13 minutes into the match, João Seco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iwo Kalemba. Fc Kertzfeld's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that João Seco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Torleif Drusebjerg made in the 16th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Jozef Ilve however managed to control. After 18 minutes of play, Injuries's João Seco made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iwo Kalemba was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Injuries booed when Fc Kertzfeld was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faustin Rouquie didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iwo Kalemba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lennarth Keitum in the 24th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Faustin Rouquie during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Fc Kertzfeld getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Faustin Rouquie hit a great ball. In the 26th minute of the match Jozef Ilve shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Iwo Kalemba showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Injuries's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jozef Ilve in the 28th minute. The corner led Injuries's Jozef Ilve to fire away a dangerous shot which Iwo Kalemba despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 32nd minute Lennarth Keitum shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iwo Kalemba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Injuries's Pär Atov got control of the ball when Wesley Donato tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fc Kertzfeld's Iwo Kalemba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Seco in the 47th minute of play. After the first half Injuries were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wesley Donato was the one to do the kick off. Pär Atov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wesley Donato in the 54th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wesley Donato during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Fc Kertzfeld getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Wesley Donato hit a great ball. Iwo Kalemba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hannibal Stenbakken in the 67th minute. Pär Atov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wesley Donato in the 68th minute of play. If Kristoffer Aubertin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fc Kertzfeld's Chris Laurence was substituted for Charles Bernot. In the 73rd minute, Renan Blard ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pär Atov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Philibert Philippeau's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Iwo Kalemba firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renan Blard in the 79th minute of play forced Injuries's goalkeeper Pär Atov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute of the match Fc Kertzfeld got a corner. Injuries's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alix Poulain ran over to the corner to take the kick. 84 minutes into the game, Wesley Donato cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Pär Atov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 87 minutes into the game, Philibert Philippeau was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Injuries's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fc Kertzfeld the free kick. After a rather tough play, Injuries's Philibert Philippeau got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute Wesley Donato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pär Atov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Fc Kertzfeld's goalkeeper Iwo Kalemba had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Seco. 94 minutes into the match, Florent Sorlin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pär Atov. Injuries's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Florent Sorlin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Injuries's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Fc Kertzfeld had won, even though Injuries had held more of the ball.