U23 World League

Hvam Idrætspark
Spectators: 7998 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Moritz Christe kicked off to start the match. Kristen Krasmer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Kröger in the 3rd minute of play. Ercole Armellini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Guimarães in the 5th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Moritz Christe in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kristen Krasmer saved Hvam FC from getting behind. Kristen Krasmer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carl Kröger, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Academica Pulheim's Ercole Armellini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ataol Toprak in the 22nd minute of play. In the 28thth minute of the game Pinkus Mack who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hvam FC's Kristen Krasmer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pinkus Mack in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kristen Krasmer saved Hvam FC from getting behind. Kristen Krasmer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moritz Christe in the 33rd minute of the match. Academica Pulheim's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Malte Rastätter in the 34th minute. Stephan Isager recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Academica Pulheim defense, Stephan Isager kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ercole Armellini. The Academica Pulheim fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ercole Armellini should have stopped the shot. Ercole Armellini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stephan Isager in the 46th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stephan Isager to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Moritz Christe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristen Krasmer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tang Kang Xi hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. When Malte Rastätter came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Academica Pulheim 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 Malte Rastätter couldn't finish the play. Academica Pulheim made a substitution. Edgar Gomminginger replaced Meinolf Rebe. Kristen Krasmer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Gomminginger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Moritz Christe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 66 played minutes Hvam FC got a freekick which was hit by Tang Kang Xi. Carl Krögers short, quick shot in the 71stth minute got Kristen Krasmer to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Malte Rastätter fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Academica Pulheim's protests and gave Malte Rastätter a yellow card for diving instead. After 75 played minutes Academica Pulheim got a freekick which was hit by Malte Rastätter. Ercole Armellini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ataol Toprak, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 79th minute Edgar Gomminginger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristen Krasmer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the game, one of Academica Pulheim:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 83 minutes into the match, Hvam FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Gomminginger came free, but Kristen Krasmer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute Ataol Toprak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole Armellini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pompílio Pegacho hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. When Edgar Gomminginger came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Academica Pulheim 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 Edgar Gomminginger couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Hvam FC had won after a very even match.