U18 World League

Stadion Zelg
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) In the 6th minute, Auriolam II C.F.'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Yannis Perathoner fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Enrico Vogt kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Zuri Benítez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Feodor Thelen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Zelg FC's Ramon Witzig got a free kick in the 11th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Auriolam II C.F.'s goalkeeper Illan Sirvent had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Enrico Vogt. A collision led to Zelg FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Enrico Vogt hit a great ball. After having played for 26 minutes, Yannis Perathoner managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zelg FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yannis Perathoner was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Zelg FC's Enrico Vogt slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Illan Sirvent. That made the score 1-0 after 28 minutes of play. After having played for 31 minutes, Gustavo Blazquez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Auriolam II C.F.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Gustavo Blazquez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 32 played minutes Zelg FC got a freekick which was hit by Ramon Witzig. Bitxintxo Zamora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Illan Sirvent made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Enrico Vogt sent off a good shot on target. In the 41st match minute, Zelg FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramon Witzig to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Enrico Vogt made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Auriolam II C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Holm Felder came free, but Illan Sirvent reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Illan Sirvent showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrico Vogt in the 52nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Zelg FC's Feodor Thelen got control of the ball when Gustavo Blazquez tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 62 minutes of play, Zelg FC's Enrico Vogt made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Illan Sirvent was left in no man's land by his defense there! 65 minutes into the match, Ramon Witzig had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Illan Sirvent. Auriolam II C.F.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ramon Witzig was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. When Enrico Vogt came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Zelg FC 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 Enrico Vogt couldn't finish the play. Zelg FC's Feodor Thelen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bitxintxo Zamora in the 74th minute of play. Auriolam II C.F.'s Bitxintxo Zamora got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Zuri Benítez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gustavo Blazquez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Feodor Thelen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Enrico Vogt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Illan Sirvent was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Auriolam II C.F.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.