U23 World League

Jahnstadion
Spectators: 8514 (Terracing: 6386, Seating: 1958, VIP seats: 170) Lars Holand started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Daniel Majstorović fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Λstral Villains FC's protests and gave Daniel Majstorović a yellow card for diving instead. In the 6th minute, Daniel Majstorović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Theo Machado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dan Rowell in the 8th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper Theo Machado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dan Rowell. 10 minutes into the game, Pedro Cavalcante was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Λstral Villains FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave West Staines Massive the free kick. Theo Machado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anastasios Boukouvalas in the 14th minute. Michael Weniger's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Theo Machado firmly grabbed it by the left post. Calvin Kuckhoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Holand in the 18th minute of play. In the 25th minute, Patrick Galvão made a precise shot to the right of Theo Machado. Λstral Villains FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Λstral Villains FC from getting a goal against them. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Patrick Galvão sped through Λstral Villains FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Theo Machado. With a little luck, Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado got control of the ball when Michael Weniger tried to sneak it across the goal line. Theo Machado was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Patrick Galvão showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 40 minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Λstral Villains FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Rowell came free, but Theo Machado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Patrick Galvão to make the kick off. Michael Weniger charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michael Weniger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Michael Weniger hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Galvão in the 55th minute of play forced Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper Theo Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 58th minute of the game was made by Anderson Zonta with Zhang Yue Shi as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 59th match minute, Λstral Villains FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zhang Yue Shi to maneuver through the defense. Theo Machado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Weniger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zhang Yue Shi hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Theo Machado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Galvão in the 61st minute of play. Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michael Weniger in the 66th minute of play. Jefferson de Amaral kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Λstral Villains FC made a substitution. Isaltino Maraschin replaced Lars Holand. In the 72nd match minute, Λstral Villains FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jefferson de Amaral to maneuver through the defense. If Michael Weniger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Calvin Kuckhoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaltino Maraschin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erling Finnman made in the 81st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Λstral Villains FC's Daniel Majstorović. After some careless play in the Λstral Villains FC defense, Patrick Galvão kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Theo Machado. The Λstral Villains FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Theo Machado should have stopped the shot. Anastasios Boukouvalas kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Theo Machado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Rowell in the 89th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Majstorović got free with Calvin Kuckhoff in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick Galvão in the 93rd minute of play. Helmuth Follmann took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Theo Machado. Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When the referee ended the match the West Staines Massive players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.