U23 World League

Alfonso Lopez
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Sergio Quintero started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 8 minutes into the match, Atlético Bucaramanga's goal looked a bit too open when Ebbo Böse came free, but David Ospina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rot-Weiss-Essen's Uwe Ziege played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergio Quintero in the 11th minute of play. Atlético Bucaramanga's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Silban Bonifaz in the 14th minute. The corner ended in Silban Bonifaz almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Rot-Weiss-Essen's Uwe Ziege did a great save. After some careless play in the Rot-Weiss-Essen defense, Lugo Saavedra kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Uwe Ziege. The Rot-Weiss-Essen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Uwe Ziege should have stopped the shot. Uwe Ziege made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sergio Quintero in the 26th minute. In the 27th match minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Trenker to maneuver through the defense. 2-0 became the score in the 30th minute when Sergio Quintero elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Sergio Quintero took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Uwe Ziege to make any attempt to save it. In the 43rd minute, Ebbo Böse ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. David Ospina was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Atlético Bucaramanga's Weterio Caceo was substituted for Lugo Saavedra. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergio Quintero in the 54th minute of play forced Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper Uwe Ziege to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erkan Fostiropoulos charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erkan Fostiropoulos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Erkan Fostiropoulos hit a great ball. Uwe Ziege showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergio Quintero, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. David Ospina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erkan Fostiropoulos in the 62nd minute of the match. Uwe Ziege showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergio Quintero, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Atlético Bucaramanga's goal looked a bit too open when Erkan Fostiropoulos came free, but David Ospina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the game, Ebbo Böse was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rot-Weiss-Essen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atlético Bucaramanga the free kick. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Ebbo Böse hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Atlético Bucaramanga's Bras Mimenza got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After having played for 73 minutes, Elmar Assing managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rot-Weiss-Essen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elmar Assing 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 77th minute, Silban Bonifaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ebbo Böse in the 78th minute of play forced Atlético Bucaramanga's goalkeeper David Ospina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th match minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elmar Assing to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute, Eneko Oyaga got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Atlético Bucaramanga's Sergio Quintero in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalie prevented a goal. 87 minutes into the game, Xavi Haberer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rot-Weiss-Essen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atlético Bucaramanga the free kick. After 88 played minutes, Atlético Bucaramanga's Silban Bonifaz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Uwe Ziege came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Atlético Bucaramanga reached it. Ebbo Böse got his second yellow card in the match during the 98th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Rot-Weiss-Essen's Ebbo Böse got a free kick in the 98th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Atlético Bucaramanga had played much better football throughout.