U23 World League

Solitario
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eike Schmidt started the match with the kick off. Sergio-Daniel Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eike Schmidt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Sc Ajax Hirtenberg booed when F. C. Solitario was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilfredo Llanos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eike Schmidt took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sergio-Daniel Romero. Sergio-Daniel Romero dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philipp Kruck in the 11th minute of play forced F. C. Solitario's goalkeeper Sergio-Daniel Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the game, Aldo Belo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F. C. Solitario the free kick. After 12 played minutes Sc Ajax Hirtenberg got a freekick which was hit by Aldo Belo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philipp Kruck in the 16th minute of play forced F. C. Solitario's goalkeeper Sergio-Daniel Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, F. C. Solitario's goal looked a bit too open when Rolando Ottonello came free, but Sergio-Daniel Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sergio-Daniel Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Philipp Kruck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rdth minute of the game Rolando Ottonello who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F. C. Solitario's Sergio-Daniel Romero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 24th minute Sc Ajax Hirtenberg were awarded a corner. Eike Schmidt went to the cornerflag to take it. Eike Schmidt made a great header on Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's corner, it was just that F. C. Solitario's Sergio-Daniel Romero managed to reach the ball for a save. Sergio-Daniel Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Philipp Kruck in the 25th minute of play. Lino Mundo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Christopher Benscheider tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nils Mört received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Sergio-Daniel Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sergio-Daniel Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eike Schmidt in the 34th minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Celestino Cristos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. F. C. Solitario's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sc Ajax Hirtenberg the free kick. Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's Lennart Sitko was substituted for Philipp Kruck. Celestino Cristos kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, F. C. Solitario's goal looked a bit too open when Rolando Ottonello came free, but Sergio-Daniel Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 44 played minutes Sc Ajax Hirtenberg got a freekick which was hit by Rolando Ottonello. In the 45th minute Eike Schmidt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio-Daniel Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, F. C. Solitario's Wilfredo Llanos got a free kick in the 46th minute. The F. C. Solitario players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sc Ajax Hirtenberg were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rodolfo Perpinya made a kick off. Sergio-Daniel Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rolando Ottonello in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute, Eike Schmidt reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sergio-Daniel Romero. The goal made the score 0-3. A collision led to F. C. Solitario getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Celestino Cristos hit a great ball. Sergio-Daniel Romero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eike Schmidt in the 60th minute. Rolando Ottonello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergio-Daniel Romero having to interfere. Sergio-Daniel Romero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eike Schmidt in the 67th minute. After 70 minutes of play, Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's Rolando Ottonello made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sergio-Daniel Romero was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rolando Ottonello in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sergio-Daniel Romero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. F. C. Solitario's Sergio-Daniel Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rolando Ottonello in the 78th minute of play. Sergio-Daniel Romero didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 81st minute, which inside left pole to 0-5. A collision led to Sc Ajax Hirtenberg getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Lennart Sitko hit a great ball. F. C. Solitario's Rodolfo Perpinya got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eike Schmidt got free with Sergio-Daniel Romero in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 94 minutes into the match, Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Perpinya came free, but Christopher Benscheider reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sc Ajax Hirtenberg walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.