U23 World League

Pfullendorf Arena
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Robert Jităreanu made the kick off and thus started the match. Marquez Tobias might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jokūbas Gott. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marquez Tobias ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 5th match minute, SC Pfullendorf was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Blanco to maneuver through the defense. Salvador Rajoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Costel Unciuleanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 7 played minutes SC Pfullendorf got a freekick which was hit by Francisco Blanco. If Robert Jităreanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to SC Pfullendorf getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Urtsin Madariaga hit a great ball. Presebal Japóns short, quick shot in the 14thth minute got Jokūbas Gott to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a little luck, Tutor Militari's Jokūbas Gott got control of the ball when Marquez Tobias tried to sneak it across the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Presebal Japón had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jokūbas Gott. Tutor Militari's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Presebal Japón was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Salvador Rajoi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robert Jităreanu's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as SC Pfullendorf's Loramendi Jurado slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jokūbas Gott. That made the score 2-0 after 30 minutes of play. Tutor Militari's Martin Iancu got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in SC Pfullendorf's zone, Costel Unciuleanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Salvador Rajoi came out of the goal and Costel Unciuleanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marquez Tobias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Jokūbas Gott tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Salvador Rajoi came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Tutor Militari's Martin Iancu. But to his dismay, Martin Iancu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 44 minutes into the match, Presebal Japón notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Tutor Militari's Jokūbas Gott. Jokūbas Gott was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 47th minute, Tutor Militari's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Marquez Tobias fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. SC Pfullendorf's Bladi Santander was substituted for Bras Odín. SC Pfullendorf made a substitution. Hanot Feliu replaced Loramendi Jurado. SC Pfullendorf made a substitution. Fernando Suarez replaced Ignacio Ruiz. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Presebal Japón to make the kick off. After 54 minutes Tutor Militari's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marquez Tobias who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, Tutor Militari's Martin Iancu got a free kick in the 54th minute. Jokūbas Gott showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marquez Tobias, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Robert Jităreanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Salvador Rajoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernando Suarez's late challenge caught a Tutor Militari's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fernando Suarez helped the player get up and apologised. Fernando Suarez kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. SC Pfullendorf's Marquez Tobias got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 66 minutes, Salvador Rajoi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Salvador Rajoi had great luck who in the 66thth minute grab hold of the ball when Robert Jităreanu from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Martin Arseni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Salvador Rajoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72ndth minute of the game Presebal Japón who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tutor Militari's Jokūbas Gott was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Tutor Militari's Martin Arseni got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 80th minute, Tutor Militari's Costel Unciuleanu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. In the 83rd minute Marquez Tobias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jokūbas Gott saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The SC Pfullendorf fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when SC Pfullendorf's Presebal Japón looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Martin Arseni hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match.