U21 World League

Diego Maradona
Spectators: 8030 (Terracing: 6024, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tor Jäger started the match with the kick off. Belfegor FC's Ivan Tărâţă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rolf Matzken in the 4th minute of play. After 9 minutes, Domingo Vivero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tiger and the Belfegor FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 9 played minutes Tiger got a freekick which was hit by Domingo Vivero. Wolf Poll made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldo Cordearo in the 11th minute of play. The supporters of Tiger booed when Belfegor FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eusebio Rico didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elis Färber in the 18th minute of play forced Belfegor FC's goalkeeper Ivan Tărâţă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute of the match Tiger got a corner. Belfegor FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rolf Matzken ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tiger's Wolf Poll played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Lazaro in the 21st minute of play. Ivan Tărâţă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Roland in the 30th minute of the match. Wolf Poll was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Leandro Lazaro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 34 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tor Jäger in the 39th minute of play forced Belfegor FC's goalkeeper Ivan Tărâţă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivan Tărâţă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tor Jäger in the 45th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Ariel Berto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leandro Lazaro was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Tor Jäger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Tărâţă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Belfegor FC's Ivan Tărâţă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elis Färber in the 53rd minute of play. Belfegor FC's Ivan Tărâţă proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Belfegor FC from getting a goal against them. Wolf Poll showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Lazaro in the 56th minute of the match. Wolf Poll took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Ao Jian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tor Jäger hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Belfegor FC made a substitution. Saverio Isadore replaced Osvaldo Cordearo. In the 63rd match minute, Tiger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tor Jäger to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Shi Ao Jian managed to get in a good position for a shot. Belfegor FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Shi Ao Jian was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wolf Poll breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 76th minute, Raúl Chaparro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belfegor FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Tiger's Roswin Westermayer was substituted for Lino Roland. Ivan Tărâţă stood somewhat misplaced when Tor Jäger came free in front of goal and shot 2-1 to the left of him in the 81 minute. Ivan Tărâţă made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roswin Westermayer in the 86th minute. In the 87th minute, Shi Ao Jian ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wolf Poll was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Ivan Tărâţă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elis Färber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tor Jäger who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Ivan Tărâţă when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 93rd minute of the match, Roswin Westermayer got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ivan Tărâţă was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Belfegor FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Tiger for a fine match.