U21 World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Burkhard Niebler took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's goal looked a bit too open when Friedel Wahlberg came free, but Desiderio Frederik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th match minute, Sporting de Gijón was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruslan Rudchenko to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute Berti Stand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Desiderio Frederik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Celedonio Kinsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Matthew Jastrzembowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the game, Walt Schräder was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hamburg Fighters's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sporting de Gijón the free kick. A collision led to Hamburg Fighters getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Walt Schräder hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Burkhard Niebler in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Desiderio Frederik saved Sporting de Gijón from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Blas-Armando Giunta got free with Matthew Jastrzembowski in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 41 minutes, Burkhard Niebler mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hamburg Fighters and the Sporting de Gijón players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Hamburg Fighters's Burkhard Niebler got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Hamburg Fighters's goalkeeper Matthew Jastrzembowski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Blas-Armando Giunta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Ezequiel Fernández managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sporting de Gijón's supporters rose to their feet, but Ezequiel Fernández 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. Sporting de Gijón's Aaron Anselmino was substituted for Cristian Medina. Sporting de Gijón's Arnoldo Ubarna was substituted for Amadeo Panpili. After 65 played minutes Hamburg Fighters got a freekick which was hit by Fritz Mittrenga. After 65 played minutes, Sporting de Gijón's Blas-Armando Giunta shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Matthew Jastrzembowski came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sporting de Gijón reached it. In the 70th minute, Celedonio Kinsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Walt Schräder hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the game, Hamburg Fighters's Berti Stand nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Desiderio Frederik made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 89thth minute of the game Blas-Armando Giunta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hamburg Fighters's Matthew Jastrzembowski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 90th minute Blas-Armando Giunta 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. In the 92nd minute, Ruslan Rudchenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Hamburg Fighters supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Hamburg Fighters would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.