U21 World League

Stadio AS Roma 1927
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Holger Köppchen took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Holger Köppchen in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Francesco Bomba prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 5th minute Attilio Mameli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reimar Gaab saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 8 played minutes Real Murçia FC got a freekick which was hit by Attilio Mameli. After 9 played minutes Real Murçia FC got a freekick which was hit by Comunardo Romagnoli. The audience was convinced that Holger Köppchen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francesco Bomba was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Holger Köppchen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francesco Bomba was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Holger Köppchen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francesco Bomba having to interfere. In the 18th minute Fabian Buschner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Bomba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Reimar Gaab made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Franco Di Clemente sent off a good shot on target. When Fc Schönhagen's Holger Köppchen in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Murçia FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 27 minutes, Patrick Derm mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fc Schönhagen and the Real Murçia FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Reimar Gaab didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Claudio Di Francesco went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 34 minutes into the match, Real Murçia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Holger Köppchen came free, but Francesco Bomba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute Holger Köppchen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Bomba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francesco Bomba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Holger Köppchen in the 45th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Franco Di Clemente made a kick off. A collision led to Real Murçia FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Franco Di Clemente hit a great ball. In the 55th minute Holger Köppchen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Bomba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 57th play minutes Holger Köppchen shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Francesco Bomba and just under the crossbar into goal. Francesco Bomba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Holger Köppchen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute Holger Köppchen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Bomba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Holger Köppchen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Francesco Bomba made a huge save. After 73 minutes, Fabian Buschner mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fc Schönhagen and the Real Murçia FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Fc Schönhagen getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Fabian Buschner hit a great ball. Fc Schönhagen's Reimar Gaab played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franco Di Clemente in the 76th minute of play. Francesco Bomba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Holger Köppchen in the 78th minute of the match. Francesco Bomba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Holger Köppchen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 85 played minutes Real Murçia FC got a freekick which was hit by Attilio Mameli. Francesco Bomba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Holger Köppchen in the 87th minute of play. In the 89th minute Holger Köppchen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Bomba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jochen Wolters's late challenge caught a Real Murçia FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jochen Wolters helped the player get up and apologised. Real Murçia FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Fc Schönhagen had controlled the match.