U23 World League

Thunders Field
Spectators: 7847 (Terracing: 5887, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) 2 minutes into the match, RAMBO FC's Benvide Cercalde sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thorsten Ternes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 6th minute Lucas Rico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thorsten Ternes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Björn Hainl blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez having to make a save. Godfried Van de cauter hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Björn Hainl could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez made a huge save. In the 23rd minute Benvide Cercalde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thorsten Ternes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomas Zielinski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thorsten Ternes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benvide Cercalde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. RAMBO FC's Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Trac in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerrit Dohr in the 36th minute of play forced RAMBO FC's goalkeeper Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacinto Lobado charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jacinto Lobado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 37 played minutes RAMBO FC got a freekick which was hit by Jacinto Lobado. Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Trac, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, International Thunders's goal looked a bit too open when Erasto Cobo came free, but Thorsten Ternes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Benvide Cercalde stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kilian Jonen hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joey Guezmes during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Björn Hainl came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the International Thunders 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 Björn Hainl couldn't finish the play. Erasto Cobo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 61st minute, Benvide Cercalde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tiburcio Tancredo kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Trac in the 64th minute of the match. Erasto Cobo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. International Thunders's Thorsten Ternes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Rico in the 68th minute of play. Thorsten Ternes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheche Bellogin in the 73rd minute of play. Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Trac, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerrit Dohr in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, International Thunders's goal looked a bit too open when Erasto Cobo came free, but Thorsten Ternes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Damian Trac notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of RAMBO FC's Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez. Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.