U23 World League

Bebbanburg Arena
Spectators: 7581 (Terracing: 5686, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) Presebal Japón made the kick off and thus started the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Sebastian Richie managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sajones F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Sebastian Richie was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Salvador Rajoi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, SC Pfullendorf's Presebal Japón got a free kick in the 7th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Prejun got free with Salvador Rajoi in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sajones F.C. were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after SC Pfullendorf's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gerardo Quin took the corner. Salvador Rajoi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sebastian Richie's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute of the match Sajones F.C. got a corner. SC Pfullendorf's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gerardo Quin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ivan Prejun blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Salvador Rajoi having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in SC Pfullendorf's zone, Sebastian Richie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Salvador Rajoi came out of the goal and Sebastian Richie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ivan Prejun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Salvador Rajoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th match minute, Sajones F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Prejun to maneuver through the defense. Ignacio Ruiz charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ignacio Ruiz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Sajones F.C. booed when SC Pfullendorf was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ignacio Ruiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, SC Pfullendorf's Zoel Nobo got a free kick in the 37th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sebastian Richie in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Salvador Rajoi saved SC Pfullendorf from getting behind. Serafino Jerano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salvador Rajoi having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Sajones F.C.'s Ildefonso Austin got a free kick in the 45th minute.

SC Pfullendorf made a substitution. Fernando Suarez replaced Ignacio Ruiz. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sebastian Richie to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match Marquez Tobias shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Quinten showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Richie in the 55th minute of play forced SC Pfullendorf's goalkeeper Salvador Rajoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute of the match Sajones F.C. got a corner. SC Pfullendorf's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gerardo Quin ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Sajones F.C.'s corner Serafino Jerano fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Salvador Rajoi quite easily take care of the ball. Salvador Rajoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Richie in the 61st minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Sebastian Richie left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sajones F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. SC Pfullendorf's Presebal Japón got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. SC Pfullendorf's Salvador Rajoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Richie in the 85th minute of play. Salvador Rajoi didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Sajones F.C.'s Sebastian Richie shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Sebastian Richie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Salvador Rajoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Ivan Prejun notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of SC Pfullendorf's Salvador Rajoi. Salvador Rajoi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the referee ended the match the Sajones F.C. players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.