U21 World League

Plasnikarium Arena
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dave Drescher got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, PLASNIKE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorino Balendin to maneuver through the defense. Dave Drescher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 7 played minutes Fire Devils got a freekick which was hit by Henrik Basciano. In the 8th minute, Aldo Romero got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Fausto Solustiano hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After 13 minutes of play, PLASNIKE's Anastasio Diegotxe made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Toto Caputo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Toto Caputo didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 17th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. 22 minutes into the game, Nicanor Odilon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PLASNIKE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fire Devils the free kick. Nicanor Odilon hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Toto Caputo acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 25th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Aldo Romero. An unexpectedly hard shot by Israel Gomesano in the 28th minute of play forced Fire Devils's goalkeeper Toto Caputo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, Aldo Romero reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Toto Caputo. The goal made the score 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Solustiano in the 36th minute of play forced Fire Devils's goalkeeper Toto Caputo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th match minute, Fire Devils was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Bleyer to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the match, PLASNIKE's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Lambrozzi came free, but Cristian Hats reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denis Lambrozzi took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristian Hats. Cristian Hats dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. PLASNIKE made a substitution. Gualterio Estebano replaced Anastasio Diegotxe. The supporters of PLASNIKE booed when Fire Devils was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Bleyer didn't get a good kick on the ball. PLASNIKE's Gualterio Estebano got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The wind increased when Fausto Solustiano made the kick off in the second half. Victorino Balendin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toto Caputo having to interfere. In the 58th of the match, Loris Hellmüller tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Cristian Hats got in the way and made a wonderful save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Romero in the 65th minute of play forced Fire Devils's goalkeeper Toto Caputo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toto Caputo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto Solustiano in the 69th minute of play. When Cillian Zellweger came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Fire Devils 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 Cillian Zellweger couldn't finish the play. PLASNIKE's Israel Gomesano got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leander Uliassi kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Gualterio Estebano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leander Uliassi during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, PLASNIKE's Fausto Solustiano got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 81st minute, Fausto Solustiano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Toto Caputo was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Cillian Zellweger's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristian Hats read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Francisco Bleyer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. PLASNIKE were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Fire Devils for a fine match.