U23 World League

Inferno Colorado
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Francis Aberle started the match with the kick off. Walter Fransson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Senijad Ibričić's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Tedj Boudiaf scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Walter Fransson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Walter Fransson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tedj Boudiaf, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. A collision led to Fire Devils getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Francis Aberle hit a great ball. Loris Hellmüller succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 15th playminute. 19 minutes into the match, Bolivar's goal looked a bit too open when Francis Aberle came free, but Bendjedid Harkouk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th match minute, Fire Devils was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leander Uliassi to maneuver through the defense. Bendjedid Harkouk was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Leander Uliassi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Leander Uliassi really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. Bendjedid Harkouk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cillian Zellweger in the 24th minute of play. Walter Fransson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mouloud Djebar in the 28th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 32nd minute by Loris Hellmüller got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Said Hamruche hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Bendjedid Harkouk came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Fire Devils's Loris Hellmüller. But to his dismay, Loris Hellmüller quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. Bolivar's defense didn't have a chance, in the 40th minute, when Leander Uliassi scored to the left of an out of position Bendjedid Harkouk, making the score, 5-2. In the 43rd minute, Francis Aberle 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. 45 minutes into the match, Leander Uliassi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bendjedid Harkouk. Bolivar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leander Uliassi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Senijad Ibričić to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Cillian Zellweger had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bendjedid Harkouk. Bolivar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cillian Zellweger was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-2. Thanks to some nice moves Senijad Ibričić could shoot a difficult shot in the 56th minute, which Walter Fransson however easily saved by the left post. Bendjedid Harkouk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cillian Zellweger, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Walter Fransson had great luck who in the 59thth minute grab hold of the ball when Tedj Boudiaf from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Bendjedid Harkouk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leander Uliassi, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 63rd minute, Senijad Ibričić ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Walter Fransson was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Senijad Ibričić got free with Walter Fransson in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 68 minutes into the game, Leander Uliassi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-3. Bendjedid Harkouk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loris Hellmüller in the 73rd minute of play forced Bolivar's goalkeeper Bendjedid Harkouk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leander Uliassi scored 10-3 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bendjedid Harkouk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 83rd minute, Leander Uliassi made a precise shot to the right of Bendjedid Harkouk. Bolivar's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 11-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leander Uliassi in the 87th minute of play forced Bolivar's goalkeeper Bendjedid Harkouk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bendjedid Harkouk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Lambrozzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francis Aberle in the 95th minute of play forced Bolivar's goalkeeper Bendjedid Harkouk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee ended the match the Fire Devils players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.