U23 World League

Arena Gmunden
Spectators: 7736 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kaja Kallas made the kick off which started today's match. Stefan Wrobel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Aimar in the 3rd minute of the match. A hard shot 5 in the game by Heiko Yuschni from a close distance when the talented Zhu Xi managed to make a qualified save. Los Galacticos's players were relieved. In the 11th minute of the match, Christian Demmel tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Zhu Xi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Los Galacticos's Zhu Xi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Los Galacticos from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilesindo Tarapiella in the 16th minute of play forced BiBa's goalkeeper Stefan Wrobel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oliver Jarkovsky's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Zhu Xi firmly grabbed it by the left post. BiBa's Klaus Vollmari was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Zhu Xi in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 27 minutes into the match, Los Galacticos's goal looked a bit too open when Simon Schachner came free, but Zhu Xi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaja Kallas in the 28th minute of play forced BiBa's goalkeeper Stefan Wrobel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, BiBa's Klaus Vollmari seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Klaus Vollmari the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of BiBa protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Klaus Vollmari had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in BiBa fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 33rd minute. Penalty! In the 39th minute, Krzysztof Marek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xie Yue Chao struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Stefan Wrobel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Los Galacticos. Christian Demmel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zhu Xi having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Kaja Kallas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los Galacticos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The BiBa players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Los Galacticos were winning 0-1.

Zhu Xi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Demmel in the 51st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaja Kallas in the 54th minute of play forced BiBa's goalkeeper Stefan Wrobel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Los Galacticos's Zhu Xi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Schachner in the 62nd minute of play. After 63 played minutes Los Galacticos got a freekick which was hit by Pablo Aimar. A collision led to Los Galacticos getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Zhuang Liang Zhen hit a great ball. BiBa's Oliver Jarkovsky couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 68th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Los Galacticos. Simon Schachner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Los Galacticos made a substitution. Kong Jing Kun replaced Kaja Kallas. Zhu Xi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Schachner in the 74th minute of play. After 78 played minutes Los Galacticos got a freekick which was hit by Vito Linhares. Zhu Xi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Demmel, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 87th minute Christian Demmel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhu Xi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Demmel in the 92nd minute of play forced Los Galacticos's goalkeeper Zhu Xi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Christian Demmel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zhu Xi was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. When the final whistle sounded Los Galacticos left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than BiBa.