U23 World League

Am Sportzentrum
Spectators: 7987 (Terracing: 5991, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carmelo Ponce started the match with the kick off. Carl Kröger could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Serafino Lopez made a huge save. Serafino Lopez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carl Kröger in the 5th minute. Serafino Lopez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moritz Christe in the 7th minute of the match. El coca fc's Serafino Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Kröger in the 11th minute of play. Albano Ramirez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Ercole Armellini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Serafino Lopez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moritz Christe, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Serafino Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ralph Wickede in the 16th minute of play. Ercole Armellini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldo Ardiles in the 22nd minute of play. Ercole Armellini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carmelo Ponce, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Serafino Lopez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carl Kröger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The El coca fc fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when El coca fc's Carmelo Ponce looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Hardi Tornau could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Serafino Lopez made a huge save. 47 minutes into the match, Moritz Christe dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Serafino Lopez, 1-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Moritz Christe to strike the kick off in the second half. Moritz Christe spun around in front of the goal 53 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of El coca fc's goal. Justino Jeraldo hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Academica Pulheim's zone, Angelino Urko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ercole Armellini came out of the goal and Angelino Urko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moritz Christe in the 57th minute of play forced El coca fc's goalkeeper Serafino Lopez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angelino Urko kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Academica Pulheim made a substitution. Edgar Gomminginger replaced Meinolf Rebe. After 59 played minutes El coca fc got a freekick which was hit by Angelino Urko. A collision led to El coca fc getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Blas Matxin hit a great ball. Serafino Lopez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgar Gomminginger, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 70 minutes into the match, El coca fc's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Gomminginger came free, but Serafino Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carl Kröger took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Serafino Lopez. Serafino Lopez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. After some careless play in the El coca fc defense, Carl Kröger kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Serafino Lopez. The El coca fc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Serafino Lopez should have stopped the shot. Arsenio Aguilera came free with the goalkeeper in the 80th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ercole Armellini could save by the left post. In the 82nd minute, Justino Jeraldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edgar Gomminginger in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Serafino Lopez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 86 minutes, Moritz Christe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Academica Pulheim and the El coca fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. Moritz Christe hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 89thth minute of the game Edgar Gomminginger who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El coca fc's Serafino Lopez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to El coca fc getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Blas Matxin hit a great ball. El coca fc's Serafino Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Gomminginger in the 95th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Academica Pulheim fully deserved thier win.