U23 World League

Old Grove Stadium
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Staffordshire Terrier FC's Schorsch Schmalzbauer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 6 minutes into the match, Dávid Strelec had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tony Henwood. Staffordshire Terrier FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dávid Strelec was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Schorsch Schmalzbauer in the 9th minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Hugo Fisher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Nikola Krstović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Henwood saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFK Petržalka were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after Staffordshire Terrier FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alek Justus took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Nikola Krstović managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. AFK Petržalka were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after Staffordshire Terrier FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alek Justus took the corner. 24 minutes into the match, Schorsch Schmalzbauer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hugo Fisher. AFK Petržalka's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Schorsch Schmalzbauer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Dávid Strelec's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tony Henwood read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. 史挺亮 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Schorsch Schmalzbauer got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dávid Strelec sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Staffordshire Terrier FC's Tony Henwood got control of the ball when Dávid Strelec tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 45th match minute, Staffordshire Terrier FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Schorsch Schmalzbauer to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dávid Strelec stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alek Justus kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Schorsch Schmalzbauer got free with Hugo Fisher in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Schorsch Schmalzbauer got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 65th minute of the game Eduard Ješo made a throw-in which Nikola Krstović played forward. In the 71st minute Schorsch Schmalzbauer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Fisher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 73 played minutes AFK Petržalka got a freekick which was hit by Eduard Ješo. After 75 played minutes AFK Petržalka got a freekick which was hit by Dávid Strelec. A collision led to Staffordshire Terrier FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. 任建笑 hit a great ball. After having played for 79 minutes, Schorsch Schmalzbauer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Staffordshire Terrier FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Schorsch Schmalzbauer 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 82nd minute of the match, Schorsch Schmalzbauer tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Hugo Fisher saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Tristram Gower was substituted for Schorsch Schmalzbauer. Staffordshire Terrier FC were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after AFK Petržalka's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Waldemar Guimarães took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Waldemar Guimarães got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hugo Fisher quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Peter Hlinka hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. 88 minutes into the match, Tristram Gower had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hugo Fisher. AFK Petržalka's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tristram Gower was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Hugo Fisher didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tristram Gower went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The AFK Petržalka supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Staffordshire Terrier FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Staffordshire Terrier FC.