U21 World League

Estadio Mega Celeste
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bruce Pesch made the kick off which started today's match. Denis Sayavedra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heimko Schober, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. booed when Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Burgos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Denis Sayavedra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Heimko Schober, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s Richie Golz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xencio Rebollar in the 11th minute of play. After 23 played minutes SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. got a freekick which was hit by Werner Geißler. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neicer Maltrana in the 26th minute of play forced SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s goalkeeper Richie Golz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denis Sayavedra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andy Zeyer, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Werner Geißler charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Werner Geißler the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Werner Geißler hit a great ball. Denis Sayavedra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Werner Geißler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Denis Sayavedra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Osterhagen in the 34th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Andy Zeyer 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. 42 minutes into the match, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goal looked a bit too open when Werner Geißler came free, but Denis Sayavedra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 56th minute of the match Rogerio Vilela sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Richie Golz skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. booed when Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chalá Gamboa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chalá Gamboa was shown his second yellow card after 58 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Chalá Gamboa hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Martin Braun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Denis Sayavedra read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erich Kellner in the 60th minute of play forced Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goalkeeper Denis Sayavedra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 61 minutes, Xencio Rebollar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xencio Rebollar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 63rd match minute, SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Heimko Schober to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Erich Kellner's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denis Sayavedra was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. A collision led to Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Xencio Rebollar hit a great ball. Werner Geißler could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Denis Sayavedra made a huge save. With a little luck, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Denis Sayavedra got control of the ball when Werner Geißler tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erich Kellner got free with Denis Sayavedra in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bruce Pesch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 91st minute, Georg Gielchen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Neicer Maltrana came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato 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 Neicer Maltrana couldn't finish the play. Denis Sayavedra was a little too slow when Andy Zeyer got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 95th minute. The score was now 1-1. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.