U21 World League

Thunders Field
Spectators: 7791 (Terracing: 5844, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 155) Jose Muno started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Moritz Kurtz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Unidad de Matanza booed when International Thunders was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steffen Steinki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ciro Teyo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Muno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute, Benjamin Eckstein reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Octavio Raymond. The goal made the score 1-0. Octavio Raymond showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Eckstein in the 18th minute of the match. Matias Lidon kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Patric Rudersdorfer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Octavio Raymond. Unidad de Matanza's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patric Rudersdorfer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. A hard shot 28 in the game by Patric Rudersdorfer from a close distance when the talented Octavio Raymond managed to make a qualified save. Unidad de Matanza's players were relieved. The crowd rose to their feet as Norman Zahn kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Octavio Raymond. That made the score 3-0 in the 34 minute of play. Matias Lidon kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. A collision led to Unidad de Matanza getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Matias Lidon hit a great ball. Unidad de Matanza's Octavio Raymond played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steffen Steinki in the 40th minute of play. Octavio Raymond made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Eckstein in the 45th minute of play. In the 47th minute Segundo Delfino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Teyo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Patric Rudersdorfer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gervasio Galo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Teyo having to interfere. 57 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Eckstein came free, but Octavio Raymond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute of the match International Thunders got a corner. Unidad de Matanza's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Steffen Steinki ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Steffen Steinki got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Octavio Raymond quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 60 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's goal looked a bit too open when Patric Rudersdorfer came free, but Octavio Raymond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Unidad de Matanza's Octavio Raymond played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerrit Dohr in the 62nd minute of play. Octavio Raymond came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by International Thunders's Benjamin Eckstein. But to his dismay, Benjamin Eckstein quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. After 67 played minutes Unidad de Matanza got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Bakar. 73 minutes into the game, Benjamin Eckstein cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Octavio Raymond was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jose Muno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Ciro Teyo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 79 played minutes Unidad de Matanza got a freekick which was hit by Segundo Delfino. After 80 played minutes International Thunders got a freekick which was hit by Patric Rudersdorfer. Octavio Raymond didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Patric Rudersdorfer went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Segundo Delfino came free with the goalkeeper in the 86th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ciro Teyo could save by the left post. In the 88th minute, Patric Rudersdorfer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The International Thunders fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. Octavio Raymond took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin Eckstein, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. International Thunders were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Unidad de Matanza for a fine match.