U23 World League

La Cucha
Spectators: 7605 (Terracing: 5705, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arsenio Maria started the match with the kick off. When Arsenio Maria came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Perrucho FC 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 Arsenio Maria couldn't finish the play. Arsenio Maria could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Ludwig Schneller made a huge save. In the 9th minute, Ceferino Botello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 11 minutes, Horst Marder managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Wallersdorf's supporters crossed their fingers, but Horst Marder was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Perrucho FC's Christian Ixidor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horst Marder in the 12th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Urbano Emesto got free with Ludwig Schneller in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, FC Wallersdorf's Ryszard Cichewski got a free kick in the 19th minute. Ludwig Schneller showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urbano Emesto in the 21st minute of the match. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Wallersdorf's goalkeeper Ludwig Schneller, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Urbano Emesto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ludwig Schneller showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urbano Emesto in the 36th minute of the match. After 37 minutes of play, Perrucho FC's Urbano Emesto made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ludwig Schneller was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Urbano Emesto came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Perrucho FC 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 Urbano Emesto couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Urbano Emesto kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ludwig Schneller. That made the score 3-0 in the 43 minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Horst Marder to make the kick off. Urbano Emesto struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Ludwig Schneller didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Perrucho FC. In the 55th minute Generoso Esdras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludwig Schneller saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th match minute, Perrucho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arsenio Maria to maneuver through the defense. Matias Abreu took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ludwig Schneller. Ludwig Schneller dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Perrucho FC's Urbano Emesto got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC Wallersdorf's Ludwig Schneller played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ceferino Botello in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Urbano Emesto got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Christian Ixidor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valerian Hinz, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. 80 minutes into the match, FC Wallersdorf's goal looked a bit too open when Generoso Esdras came free, but Ludwig Schneller reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Perrucho FC were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after FC Wallersdorf's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Raimundo Donzel took the corner. After taking down the ball on Perrucho FC's corner Arsenio Maria fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ludwig Schneller quite easily take care of the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Urbano Emesto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ludwig Schneller. FC Wallersdorf's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Urbano Emesto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Urbano Emesto struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Ludwig Schneller didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Perrucho FC. After 89 minutes, Timo Pietta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Wallersdorf and the Perrucho FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Perrucho FC booed when FC Wallersdorf was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timo Pietta didn't get a good kick on the ball.