U23 World League

Libertad
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Hamburg Fighters's Luka Reich 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. In the 4th match minute, Discípulos de Ayn Rand was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edwin Hurtado to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Hamburg Fighters booed when Discípulos de Ayn Rand was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bladi Abella didn't get a good kick on the ball. Casimiro Abad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kilian Gutrath, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 14th minute Luka Reich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Casimiro Abad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Hamburg Fighters's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Abella came free, but Matthew Jastrzembowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cecilio Abello kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Rudolf Aschenbrenner sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Casimiro Abad didn't even have to move. Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Rafael Abella got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Casimiro Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kilian Gutrath, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matthew Jastrzembowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rafael Abella's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Bladi Abella managed to get in a good position for a shot. Discípulos de Ayn Rand's supporters rose to their feet, but Bladi Abella was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matthew Jastrzembowski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match clock showed 42 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Luka Reich sped through Discípulos de Ayn Rand's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Casimiro Abad. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The supporters of Discípulos de Ayn Rand booed when Hamburg Fighters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jakob Karhoff didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Edwin Hurtado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matthew Jastrzembowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Abella, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute Rafael Abella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthew Jastrzembowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Edwin Hurtado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Matthew Jastrzembowski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hamburg Fighters's Matthew Jastrzembowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edwin Hurtado in the 62nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafael Abella in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matthew Jastrzembowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Casimiro Abad came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Hamburg Fighters's Luka Reich. But to his dismay, Luka Reich quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Burkhard Niebler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hamburg Fighters's Matthew Jastrzembowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edwin Hurtado in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Rafael Abella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 90 minutes of play, Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Bladi Abella made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matthew Jastrzembowski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hamburg Fighters's Matthew Jastrzembowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Abella in the 93rd minute of play. Edwin Hurtado hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Hamburg Fighters eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.