U23 World League

Grotenburg-Stadion
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edin Džeko kicked off to start the match. Serafino Tabb took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edin Džeko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes into the match, Platense es de Primera!!'s goal looked a bit too open when Julian Froylan came free, but Serafino Tabb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivan Lugo hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Platense es de Primera!!'s Serafino Tabb got control of the ball when Aage Schwabe tried to sneak it across the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, KFC Uerdingen 05's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Pes came free, but Yannik Mattheis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejandro Chano in the 15th minute of play forced KFC Uerdingen 05's goalkeeper Yannik Mattheis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jaime Pes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yannik Mattheis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimeno Nel in the 18th minute of play. In the 20thth minute of the game Jimeno Nel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KFC Uerdingen 05's Yannik Mattheis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yannik Mattheis didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Platense es de Primera!!'s Jimeno Nel shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Yannik Mattheis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimeno Nel in the 22nd minute of play. Jaime Pes took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yannik Mattheis. Yannik Mattheis 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. After having played for 29 minutes, Alejandro Chano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Platense es de Primera!!'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Alejandro Chano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Julian Froylan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Platense es de Primera!!'s Serafino Tabb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edin Džeko in the 38th minute of play. Serafino Tabb was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and Edin Džeko capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edin Džeko really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. Platense es de Primera!!'s Serafino Tabb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edin Džeko in the 42nd minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jimeno Nel to strike the kick off in the second half. Yannik Mattheis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimeno Nel in the 54th minute of the match. Yannik Mattheis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimeno Nel in the 54th minute of play. Julian Froylan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Serafino Tabb having to make a save. 57 minutes into the match, Edin Džeko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Serafino Tabb. Platense es de Primera!!'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edin Džeko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. 61 minutes into the match, Platense es de Primera!!'s goal looked a bit too open when Edin Džeko came free, but Serafino Tabb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Edin Džeko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KFC Uerdingen 05 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Platense es de Primera!!'s Alejandro Chano got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Platense es de Primera!! getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Igor Balendin hit a great ball. The supporters of KFC Uerdingen 05 booed when Platense es de Primera!! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Lugo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Serafino Tabb took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tom Eberhardt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alejandro Chano got free with Yannik Mattheis in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yannik Mattheis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimeno Nel in the 74th minute of play. Serafino Tabb took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edin Džeko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alejandro Chano blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yannik Mattheis having to make a save. 84 minutes into the match, KFC Uerdingen 05's goalkeeper Yannik Mattheis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alejandro Chano. If Ariel Breiffel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Platense es de Primera!! players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for KFC Uerdingen 05.