U23 World League

Anastas Chohadzhiev
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ildefonso Frascuelo made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, DARAS's Ildefonso Frascuelo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Uwe Ziege made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. With a little luck, Rot-Weiss-Essen's Uwe Ziege got control of the ball when Ildefonso Frascuelo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ildefonso Frascuelo got free with Uwe Ziege in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sandro Ormea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavi Haberer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erkan Fostiropoulos in the 17th minute of play forced DARAS's goalkeeper Sandro Ormea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ildefonso Frascuelos short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Uwe Ziege to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ildefonso Frascuelo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute, Toni Nenchev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Uwe Ziege was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. When Rot-Weiss-Essen's Erkan Fostiropoulos in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DARAS's goalie prevented a goal. When Denis Trenker fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rot-Weiss-Essen's protests and gave Denis Trenker a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Rot-Weiss-Essen's Denis Trenker got a free kick in the 37th minute. Bayındır Seyfullah didn't quite understand what happened when in the 39 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. DARAS's Sandro Ormea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erkan Fostiropoulos in the 41st minute of play. Uwe Ziege came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by DARAS's Toni Nenchev. But to his dismay, Toni Nenchev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erkan Fostiropoulos to make the kick off. Dobrin Mishev hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Elmar Assing received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Sandro Ormea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind DARAS's goalkeeper Sandro Ormea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Marc Apelkvist fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DARAS's protests and gave Marc Apelkvist a yellow card for diving instead. In the 54th minute, Marc Apelkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 55 minutes into the match, Rot-Weiss-Essen's Ebbo Böse sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sandro Ormea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vasco Jackisch hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. 74 minutes into the match, Toni Nenchev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Uwe Ziege. Rot-Weiss-Essen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Toni Nenchev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Ildefonso Frascuelo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Uwe Ziege read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. In the 81st minute DARAS were awarded a corner. Bayındır Seyfullah went to the cornerflag to take it. 81 minutes into the game, Biagio Pantano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DARAS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rot-Weiss-Essen the free kick. After 82 played minutes DARAS got a freekick which was hit by Biagio Pantano. Elmar Assing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Uwe Ziege stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ildefonso Frascuelo's shot from short distance in the 84th minute.