U21 World League

Zeche Zollverein
Spectators: 7649 (Terracing: 5738, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Erkan Fostiropoulos kicked off to start the match. Erkan Fostiropoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Uwe Ziege showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismael Ishmael in the 3rd minute of the match. Pedro Orlondon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Björn Mokros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Orlondon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Björn Mokros in the 5th minute of play. A collision led to 1947 FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Flavio Lixandro hit a great ball. After 13 minutes of play, 1947 FC's Osvaldo Goren made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Uwe Ziege was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to 1947 FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Osvaldo Goren hit a great ball. In the 19th minute Yoyo Beccari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uwe Ziege saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osvaldo Goren in the 19th minute of play forced Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper Uwe Ziege to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20thth minute of the game Osvaldo Goren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rot-Weiss-Essen's Uwe Ziege was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Victoriano Montes charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Victoriano Montes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Victoriano Montes kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Uwe Ziege stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Osvaldo Goren's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. 1947 FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ismael Ishmael in the 28th minute. Björn Mokros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 34 minutes into the match, 1947 FC's goalkeeper Pedro Orlondon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Björn Mokros. 36 minutes into the match, 1947 FC's goal looked a bit too open when Erkan Fostiropoulos came free, but Pedro Orlondon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Orlondon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Björn Mokros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute, Björn Mokros made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Orlondon. 1947 FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Osvaldo Goren made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Maurizio Brink ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Orlondon was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Uwe Ziege made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Ismael Ishmael sent off a good shot on target. Rot-Weiss-Essen's Uwe Ziege proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Rot-Weiss-Essen from getting a goal against them. Pedro Orlondon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sandu Alexa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Orlondon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurizio Brink in the 68th minute of the match. After 69 minutes, Nestor Rolado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 1947 FC and the Rot-Weiss-Essen players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 69th match minute, 1947 FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nestor Rolado to maneuver through the defense. 1947 FC made a substitution. Nico Bonachea replaced Osvaldo Goren. Nestor Rolado kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Pedro Orlondon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandu Alexa in the 74th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nico Bonachea got free with Uwe Ziege in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rot-Weiss-Essen's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ismael Ishmael was slow to take the kick. During this time 1947 FC's players had a chance to rest. Pedro Orlondon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Björn Mokros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by 1947 FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hannes Kapell was slow to take the kick. During this time Rot-Weiss-Essen's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Rot-Weiss-Essen's Hannes Kapell to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Orlondon despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 89th minute, Sandu Alexa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rot-Weiss-Essen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. When Nico Bonachea fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 1947 FC's protests and gave Nico Bonachea a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd match minute, 1947 FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nico Bonachea to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nico Bonachea in the 95th minute of play forced Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper Uwe Ziege to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rot-Weiss-Essen were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of 1947 FC for a fine match.