U23 World League

Dragons Stronghold
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Black Dragons's Fabian Daecher started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Wilfredo Berriotxoa was a little too slow when Linus Stuber got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 15th minute, Linus Stuber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute Gerardo Pirmin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 汪瑜远 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo Pirmin in the 22nd minute of play forced Black Dragons's goalkeeper 汪瑜远 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 汪瑜远 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerardo Pirmin in the 23rd minute of the match. Gerardo Pirmin charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gerardo Pirmin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th minute, Gerardo Pirmin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Atlético Nacional booed when Black Dragons was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yannick Ceroli didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo Pirmin in the 36th minute of play forced Black Dragons's goalkeeper 汪瑜远 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Atlético Nacional fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when Atlético Nacional's Gerardo Pirmin 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 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee felt a red card was in order, 45 minutes into the game, when Celestino Rudolfo put in a rough tackle. The goalkeeper, Wilfredo Berriotxoa, was totally fooled by Black Dragons's Linus Stuber, who 47 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Everardo Johans stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Atlético Nacional's Wilfredo Berriotxoa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Daecher in the 53rd minute of play. A collision led to Atlético Nacional getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Gerardo Pirmin hit a great ball. Fabian Daecher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilfredo Berriotxoa having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Linus Stuber made a precise shot to the right of Wilfredo Berriotxoa. Atlético Nacional's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. After a rather tough play, Black Dragons's Lovis Camiscia got a free kick in the 65th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Black Dragons's goal looked a bit too open when Everardo Johans came free, but 汪瑜远 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabian Daecher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilfredo Berriotxoa having to interfere. Black Dragons's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.