U18 World League

Niedersachsenstadion
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Goiz Calderon took the kick off in the first half of the match. U.D. Mancini's Goiz Calderon got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Goiz Calderon scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yves Marquart, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Calvino Lozano took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yves Marquart. Yves Marquart dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. U.D. Mancini's Goiz Calderon pulled a muscle in his back after 17 minutes and couldn't finish the game. A collision led to TSV Delliehausen getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Milenko Antermann hit a great ball. Pepillo Griful charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pepillo Griful the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, U.D. Mancini's Pepillo Griful got a free kick in the 37th minute. With a little luck, U.D. Mancini's Tiburcio Cienfuegos got control of the ball when Sven Berland tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Calvino Lozano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calvino Lozano in the 42nd minute of play forced TSV Delliehausen's goalkeeper Yves Marquart to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yves Marquart made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Calvino Lozano in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sven Berland stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tiburcio Cienfuegos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven Berland, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute, Javier Mala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U.D. Mancini's Victoriano Jurado got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. TSV Delliehausen's Yves Marquart proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save TSV Delliehausen from getting a goal against them. A collision led to TSV Delliehausen getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Sven Berland hit a great ball. 76 minutes into the match, Victoriano Jurado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yves Marquart. TSV Delliehausen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Victoriano Jurado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind TSV Delliehausen's goalkeeper Yves Marquart, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to U.D. Mancini getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Javier Mala hit a great ball. Sven Berland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Tiburcio Cienfuegos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched U.D. Mancini eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.