U18 World League

Latita de Conserva
Spectators: 7462 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Amado Cristofol kicked off to start the match. Primitivo Sadurni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Kannen in the 3rd minute of play. Primitivo Sadurni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Niclas Ebus, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Yo Soy Tu Padre's Primitivo Sadurni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Kannen in the 7th minute of play. After 16 minutes of play, Yo Soy Tu Padre's Amado Cristofol made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andreas Pfaff was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ulises Donio hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. When Pedro Dorio fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yo Soy Tu Padre's protests and gave Pedro Dorio a yellow card for diving instead. In the 21st minute, Pedro Dorio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcelo Adrio hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the game, Thomas Frohlich was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Poli Timisoara's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yo Soy Tu Padre the free kick. After a rather tough play, Poli Timisoara's Thomas Frohlich got a free kick in the 27th minute. Andreas Pfaff made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amado Cristofol in the 28th minute. When Kai Hellmann fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Poli Timisoara's protests and gave Kai Hellmann a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Poli Timisoara getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Kai Hellmann hit a great ball. Andreas Pfaff showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amador Ciano, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 33rd minute Aureliano Rafel suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. When Jochen Frohlich fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Poli Timisoara's protests and gave Jochen Frohlich a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Yo Soy Tu Padre booed when Poli Timisoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jochen Frohlich didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amado Cristofol's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 40thth minute, Andreas Pfaff skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 41 minutes, Jonas Rathmann mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Poli Timisoara and the Yo Soy Tu Padre players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Poli Timisoara getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Jonas Rathmann hit a great ball. Jan Kannen might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Primitivo Sadurni. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jan Kannen ran back to his position shaking his head. 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 Jan Kannen to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Yo Soy Tu Padre's Amado Cristofol nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andreas Pfaff made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Andreas Pfaff showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amado Cristofol, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute, Fernando Gabirel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A long shot from Jan Kannen in the 59th minute of play was well struck, but Primitivo Sadurni made a really good save at the right post. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Jan Kannen took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Primitivo Sadurni to make any attempt to save it. When Amado Cristofol fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yo Soy Tu Padre's protests and gave Amado Cristofol a yellow card for diving instead. In the 70th minute, Amado Cristofol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Amado Cristofol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andreas Pfaff was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Amado Cristofol took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andreas Pfaff. Andreas Pfaff dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. 79 minutes into the match, Yo Soy Tu Padre's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Kannen came free, but Primitivo Sadurni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Poli Timisoara's Andreas Pfaff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amado Cristofol in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amado Cristofol in the 84th minute of play forced Poli Timisoara's goalkeeper Andreas Pfaff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Poli Timisoara's Kai Hellmann got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 89th match minute, Poli Timisoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Klaus Stengert to maneuver through the defense. Poli Timisoara's Andreas Pfaff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anacleto Boni in the 94th minute of play. Uwe Icking's late challenge caught a Yo Soy Tu Padre's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Uwe Icking helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th minute, one of Poli Timisoara:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Poli Timisoara. In the 97th minute there was a penalty for Yo Soy Tu Padre. Vladimiro Camerino stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Andreas Pfaff. 5-1. Yo Soy Tu Padre were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Poli Timisoara for a fine match.