U23 World League

Zbiersk Arena
Spectators: 8070 (Terracing: 6054, Seating: 1856, VIP seats: 160) Andres Oper's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wawrzyniec Raschke read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. When Andres Oper came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Strib Galacticos IF 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 Andres Oper couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Strib Galacticos IF's Hasan Fuleager got control of the ball when Teobald Kornaszewski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Radowit Zachemski hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Andres Oper's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wawrzyniec Raschke was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Hasan Fuleager showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Du Liang Ang, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 23 minutes into the match, CKS Zbiersk's goal looked a bit too open when Andres Oper came free, but Wawrzyniec Raschke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After taking down the ball on Strib Galacticos IF's corner Timo Rokmann fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Wawrzyniec Raschke quite easily take care of the ball. In the 28th minute Spyros Serafidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hasan Fuleager saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wawrzyniec Raschke didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andres Oper went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After having played for 40 minutes, Teobald Kornaszewski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CKS Zbiersk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Teobald Kornaszewski 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 43rd minute, Mircea Mihele hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th match minute, Strib Galacticos IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Urbano Cevallo to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to CKS Zbiersk getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Vigil Lillo hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Teobald Kornaszewski made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Spyros Serafidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hasan Fuleager saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andres Oper took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wawrzyniec Raschke. Wawrzyniec Raschke 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. Strib Galacticos IF's Bo Mcquoid was substituted for Ros Endal. With a little luck, CKS Zbiersk's Wawrzyniec Raschke got control of the ball when Andres Oper tried to sneak it across the goal line. When CKS Zbiersk's Spyros Serafidis in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Strib Galacticos IF's goalie prevented a goal. Strib Galacticos IF's Hagbard Ribov was substituted for Andres Oper. Strib Galacticos IF's Sonni Engklint was substituted for Asım Arif Akatay. Kerim Sanchez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hasan Fuleager having to make a save. If Du Liang Ang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 88 minutes, Hagbard Ribov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Strib Galacticos IF and the CKS Zbiersk players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 88 played minutes Strib Galacticos IF got a freekick which was hit by Hagbard Ribov. Hasan Fuleager showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Spyros Serafidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After having played for 95 minutes, Hagbard Ribov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Strib Galacticos IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hagbard Ribov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match was over Strib Galacticos IF could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than CKS Zbiersk throughout the match.