U18 World League

Estadio Veritas FC
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gabriel-Omar Hrabina kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damian Maura got free with Pat Krupp in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 10 minutes into the game, Domingo Hurko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stat Veritas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SV Bad Harzburg the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Stat Veritas FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! In the 11th minute there was a penalty for SV Bad Harzburg. Frido Sandkühler stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Julio Martxot. 0-2. Ricardo Bitxintxo hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute, Stat Veritas FC's Humberto Maore ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pat Krupp. Pat Krupp yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. In the 30th minute, Damian Maura ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pat Krupp was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Mark Geers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Martxot having to interfere. Pat Krupp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Boni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Roger Rintzel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st minute, Damian Maura reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pat Krupp. The goal made the score 3-2. If Emanuel Schrappe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Julio Martxot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mark Geers in the 52nd minute of play. In the 52nd minute, Arturo Ortzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sebastian Boni kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. The supporters of SV Bad Harzburg booed when Stat Veritas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Lalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Rintzel in the 57th minute of play forced Stat Veritas FC's goalkeeper Julio Martxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute, Emanuel Schrappe reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Julio Martxot. The goal made the score 3-3. In the 62nd minute Sebastian Boni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pat Krupp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, SV Bad Harzburg's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Donio came free, but Pat Krupp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Emanuel Schrappe managed to get in a good position for a shot. SV Bad Harzburg's supporters rose to their feet, but Emanuel Schrappe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Martxot breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 67 minutes into the match, Stat Veritas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jörg Mackert came free, but Julio Martxot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Rintzel in the 70th minute of play forced Stat Veritas FC's goalkeeper Julio Martxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, SV Bad Harzburg's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel-Omar Hrabina came free, but Pat Krupp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in SV Bad Harzburg's zone, Sebastian Boni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pat Krupp came out of the goal and Sebastian Boni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Stat Veritas FC booed when SV Bad Harzburg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maik Schmeltzer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roger Rintzel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Julio Martxot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Damian Maura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pat Krupp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Boni in the 94th minute of play. The SV Bad Harzburg players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Stat Veritas FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.