U21 World League

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Spectators: 8021 (Terracing: 6018, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wessel Holt started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Patric Rudersdorfer in the 2nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iban Cavada saved 【AC】Black Dragon-名剑 from getting behind. International Thunders's Ciro Teyo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save International Thunders from getting a goal against them. In the 7th minute, Wessel Holt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ciro Teyo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 孙轩平 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Ciro Teyo made a huge save. Iban Cavada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patric Rudersdorfer, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Wessel Holt kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ciro Teyo. That made the score 2-0 in the 16 minute of play. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind 【AC】Black Dragon-名剑's goalkeeper Iban Cavada, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, 孙轩平 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【AC】Black Dragon-名剑's supporters rose to their feet, but 孙轩平 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ciro Teyo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 25thth minute of the game Benjamin Eckstein who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 【AC】Black Dragon-名剑's Iban Cavada was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 28 minutes into the match, International Thunders's goalkeeper Ciro Teyo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 孙轩平. International Thunders's Ciro Teyo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wessel Holt in the 30th minute of play. In the 32nd minute Benjamin Eckstein shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iban Cavada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 【AC】Black Dragon-名剑's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by 吕铮军 in the 39th minute. Moritz Kurtz hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Iban Cavada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patric Rudersdorfer, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Patric Rudersdorfer was the one to do the kick off. In the 58th minute of the match, Benjamin Eckstein tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Iban Cavada saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 59th minute of the match International Thunders got a corner. 【AC】Black Dragon-名剑's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Steffen Steinki ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Steffen Steinki got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Iban Cavada quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ciro Teyo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 冯卫镇 in the 62nd minute of the match. With a little luck, 【AC】Black Dragon-名剑's Iban Cavada got control of the ball when Moritz Kurtz tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 69th minute 冯卫镇 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Teyo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, International Thunders's goal looked a bit too open when 曲迅克 came free, but Ciro Teyo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, International Thunders's Iban Cavada threw himself towards the right post 77 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Benjamin Eckstein, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Patric Rudersdorfer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Iban Cavada read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Patric Rudersdorfer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Iban Cavada made a huge save. Iban Cavada was out of position in the 91 minute of play, and Patric Rudersdorfer capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Patric Rudersdorfer really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. International Thunders's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.