U23 World League

Richter Arena
Spectators: 7396 (Terracing: 5661, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 0) Ildefonso Frascuelo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Biagio Pantano fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DARAS's protests and gave Biagio Pantano a yellow card for diving instead. Biagio Pantano kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the game, DARAS's Toni Nenchev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Knut Odin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The audience was convinced that Toni Nenchev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Knut Odin was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, DARAS's Biagio Pantano got a free kick in the 15th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fred Smedfeldt during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Knut Odin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ildefonso Frascuelo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sandro Ormea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobias Svanér in the 24th minute of play. The Wild Bunch's Knut Odin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ildefonso Frascuelo in the 27th minute of play. The Wild Bunch's Knut Odin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ildefonso Frascuelo in the 29th minute of play. The Wild Bunch's Knut Odin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toni Nenchev in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute DARAS were awarded a corner. Bayındır Seyfullah went to the cornerflag to take it. Biagio Pantano got his second yellow card in the match during the 40th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, DARAS's Biagio Pantano got a free kick in the 40th minute. Toni Nenchev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Knut Odin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ildefonso Frascuelo kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 48th minute, Toni Nenchev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DARAS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Toni Nenchev in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Knut Odin saved The Wild Bunch from getting behind. DARAS were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after The Wild Bunch's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bayındır Seyfullah took the corner. The corner led to DARAS's Dobrin Mishev getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 61 minutes into the match, The Wild Bunch's goal looked a bit too open when Toni Nenchev came free, but Knut Odin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Toni Nenchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Smedfeldt in the 68th minute of play forced DARAS's goalkeeper Sandro Ormea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. DARAS's Dragolyub Novakov was substituted for Bayındır Seyfullah. In the 90th minute, Toni Nenchev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DARAS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. Knut Odin came out of the goal in the 96th 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 1-7. The The Wild Bunch supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching DARAS's performance. The match ended with a win for DARAS.