U18 World League

Unterrudling
Spectators: 8035 (Terracing: 6027, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when William Butcher kicked off to start the match. 8 minutes into the match, FC Unterrudling's goal looked a bit too open when William Butcher came free, but Nicolas Musser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 17 played minutes LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO got a freekick which was hit by Daryl Kremer. After 19 played minutes FC Unterrudling got a freekick which was hit by Kilian Hegen. Jean-Yves Poirel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Musser having to interfere. Batiste Baudron came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Unterrudling's Ćiro Immobile. But to his dismay, Ćiro Immobile quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in FC Unterrudling's zone, Ange Diez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicolas Musser came out of the goal and Ange Diez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 35th minute Joaquim Mimouni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Musser saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Márió Gomez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Batiste Baudron having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers William Butcher in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicolas Musser saved FC Unterrudling from getting behind. With a little luck, LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's Batiste Baudron got control of the ball when Steffen Mühlfort tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 48th minute Ange Diez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Musser saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Steffen Mühlfort to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of FC Unterrudling booed when LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthieu Septier didn't get a good kick on the ball. Batiste Baudron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ćiro Immobile in the 53rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's Albert Tostain got a free kick in the 57th minute. Batiste Baudron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ćiro Immobile, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 63rd minute of the game. One of FC Unterrudling:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Butcher in the 71st minute of play forced FC Unterrudling's goalkeeper Nicolas Musser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute, William Butcher reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nicolas Musser. The goal made the score 2-2. Nicolas Musser made an important save on a dangerous shot by William Butcher in the 75th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when William Butcher got free with Nicolas Musser in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. William Butcher received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nicolas Musser came out and tried to block the shot, but William Butcher slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 86th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Unterrudling's Márió Gomez got a free kick in the 89th minute. After 90 played minutes LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO got a freekick which was hit by William Butcher. After a rather tough play, LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's Rodolphe Sueur got a free kick in the 94th minute. Batiste Baudron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ćiro Immobile, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jean-Yves Poirel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nicolas Musser read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 98th minute of play. The FC Unterrudling supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's performance. The match ended with a win for LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO.