U23 World League

Dragons Stronghold
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fabian Daecher got the match started through his kick off. If Linus Stuber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th minute, Constantino Unax hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Linus Stuber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Linus Stuber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Domingos Mambru had great luck who in the 13thth minute grab hold of the ball when Linus Stuber from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. The corner led to Black Dragons's Lovis Camiscia getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Domingos Mambru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Linus Stuber in the 25th minute of play. If Linus Stuber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute, Fabian Daecher 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. Julio Ekialde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Linus Stuber in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Domingos Mambru prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 41st minute of the match Black Dragons got a corner. Rondeau's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Linus Stuber ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Marius Knobel managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The Black Dragons fans' excitement grew in the 48th match minute when Black Dragons's Linus Stuber 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Julio Ekialde made a kick off. In the 56th minute, Linus Stuber ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Domingos Mambru was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Fabian Daecher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domingos Mambru having to interfere. Domingos Mambru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Linus Stuber in the 70th minute of the match. Baltasar Ondino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Rondeau's zone, Linus Stuber stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Domingos Mambru came out of the goal and Linus Stuber tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Linus Stuber during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Rondeau booed when Black Dragons was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Linus Stuber didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Black Dragons getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Linus Stuber hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Ekialde in the 89th minute of play forced Black Dragons's goalkeeper 汪瑜远 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Fabian Daecher put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Domingos Mambru. Teodosio Medardo kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. In the 98th minute of the match Linus Stuber shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Domingos Mambru showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Black Dragons fans cheered their team off the field, for while Rondeau had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.