U21 World League

Niedersachsen Arena
Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The supporters of SV Bad Harzburg booed when River Plate ® 9-12 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lindo Pitol didn't get a good kick on the ball. 11 minutes into the game, Samuel Markel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. River Plate ® 9-12's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SV Bad Harzburg the free kick. The supporters of SV Bad Harzburg booed when River Plate ® 9-12 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Markel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jacobo Iliana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hein Graf's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Oster in the 14th minute of play forced River Plate ® 9-12's goalkeeper Jacobo Iliana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacobo Iliana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Neubauer in the 21st minute of the match. In the 23rd match minute, River Plate ® 9-12 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas Ortzi to maneuver through the defense. Jacobo Iliana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Neubauer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the match, River Plate ® 9-12's goal looked a bit too open when André Neubauer came free, but Jacobo Iliana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tim Wiese showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Ortzi in the 30th minute of the match. A collision led to River Plate ® 9-12 getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Romulo Elazar hit a great ball. Tim Wiese took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dexter Morgan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. River Plate ® 9-12's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Generoso Ugaitz in the 35th minute. The corner led River Plate ® 9-12's Samuel Markel to fire away a dangerous shot which Tim Wiese despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lars Schira got free with Jacobo Iliana in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jacobo Iliana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Takeshi Bartkowiak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 42 minutes, Generoso Ugaitz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the River Plate ® 9-12 and the SV Bad Harzburg players grew even worse after the yellow card. SV Bad Harzburg's Tim Wiese played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Corderall in the 47th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Angelo Corderall to make the kick off. If Lucas Oster had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute, Generoso Ugaitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lars Schira took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jacobo Iliana. Jacobo Iliana dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Jacobo Iliana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Schira, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Jacobo Iliana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Schira in the 67th minute of play. Jacobo Iliana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Oster, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Generoso Ugaitz was shown his second yellow card after 73 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 75 played minutes, SV Bad Harzburg's Welf Heinlein shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jacobo Iliana came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SV Bad Harzburg reached it. SV Bad Harzburg's Tim Wiese proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save SV Bad Harzburg from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, SV Bad Harzburg's John Rambo got a free kick in the 78th minute. Tim Wiese took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Ortzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Ortzi in the 86th minute of play forced SV Bad Harzburg's goalkeeper Tim Wiese to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angelo Corderall charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Angelo Corderall the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to River Plate ® 9-12 getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Angelo Corderall hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, River Plate ® 9-12's Angelo Corderall got a free kick in the 93rd minute. 94 minutes into the match, Hein Graf notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of River Plate ® 9-12's Jacobo Iliana. Jacobo Iliana was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. SV Bad Harzburg's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.