U23 World League

Letzigrund
Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5695, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carlos Dufresne kicked off to start the match. FC Stadtclub's Alkestis Stasinopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adulfo Teresa in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Salud y República's Pacho Mondejar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alkestis Stasinopoulos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 8 minutes of play, Salud y República's Pacho Mondejar made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alkestis Stasinopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! 14 minutes into the game, Pacho Mondejar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Alkestis Stasinopoulos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Juan Carlos Suciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Dufresne, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC Stadtclub's zone, Abdika Philip stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alkestis Stasinopoulos came out of the goal and Abdika Philip tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FC Stadtclub's Alkestis Stasinopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdika Philip in the 23rd minute of play. Adulfo Teresa hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Abdika Philip sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th minute Abdika Philip shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alkestis Stasinopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Federico Wagner hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Michael Hottiger hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Cai Ocaña recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 54th minute, Jago Barrientos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 56 minutes into the match, FC Stadtclub's goalkeeper Alkestis Stasinopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pacho Mondejar. Cai Ocaña made in the 58th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Stadtclub's Simon Lampart. Yannick Walpert hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Alkestis Stasinopoulos made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Pacho Mondejar sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to FC Stadtclub getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Jochen Ziegler hit a great ball. Salud y República's Juan Carlos Suciu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Dufresne in the 77th minute of play. Juan Carlos Suciu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Dufresne in the 77th minute of play. In the 81stth minute of the game Carlos Dufresne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Salud y República's Juan Carlos Suciu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alkestis Stasinopoulos came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Salud y República's Pacho Mondejar. But to his dismay, Pacho Mondejar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Alkestis Stasinopoulos made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Pacho Mondejar sent off a good shot on target.