U23 World League

Arsène Wenger Aréna
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Baltazár Lorberg kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Ágyúsok FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Krisztián Vén hit a great ball. After 4 played minutes Ágyúsok FC got a freekick which was hit by Zénó Szűrös. In the 5th match minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandu Alexa to maneuver through the defense. Helmut Malinowski kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 13th match minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandu Alexa to maneuver through the defense. Baltazár Lorberg who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Adam Northe when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 16th minute, Fabian Krinke made a precise shot to the right of Mihály Horváth. Ágyúsok FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 20 minutes into the match, Ágyúsok FC's goal looked a bit too open when Erkan Fostiropoulos came free, but Mihály Horváth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baltazár Lorberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adam Northe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Baltazár Lorberg ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the Rot-Weiss-Essen defense, Krisztián Vén kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adam Northe. The Rot-Weiss-Essen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adam Northe should have stopped the shot. Antal Kocsis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adam Northe having to make a save. Adam Northe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Baltazár Lorberg's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Baltazár Lorberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mihály Horváth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sandu Alexa in the 41st minute of play. Felix Balzer charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felix Balzer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 47 played minutes Rot-Weiss-Essen got a freekick which was hit by Felix Balzer. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Felix Balzer hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Rot-Weiss-Essen fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 56th minute. Penalty! In the 61st minute, Ákos Kovács hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute, Erkan Fostiropoulos fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Mihály Horváth, passed just outside the right post. In the 66thth minute of the game Baltazár Lorberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rot-Weiss-Essen's Adam Northe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Ágyúsok FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Ákos Kovács hit a great ball. Baltazár Lorberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adam Northe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Krisztián Vén received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Adam Northe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 88th match minute, Ágyúsok FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zoltán Szusza to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute, Baltazár Lorberg made a precise shot to the right of Adam Northe. Rot-Weiss-Essen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Antal Kocsis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adam Northe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baltazár Lorberg in the 98th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Rot-Weiss-Essen players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ágyúsok FC.