U23 World League

Del Piero Alessandro
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Medoacus Maior's Camillo Tolin 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. Eilif Hørmand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damiano Tolin in the 4th minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, Tristan Brincks was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Randkleve's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Medoacus Maior the free kick. In the 6th minute, Tristan Brincks hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amos Cipollone was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 10th minute. Medoacus Maior's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Eilif Hørmand made an important save on a dangerous shot by Johan Tingelholm in the 14th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Medoacus Maior's Damiano Tolin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Eilif Hørmand. That made the score 1-0 after 17 minutes of play. In the 21st minute Niki Boldsø shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jiang Hong Xiang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute, Medoacus Maior's Amos Cipollone ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Eilif Hørmand. Eilif Hørmand yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Eilif Hørmand came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Medoacus Maior's Damiano Tolin. But to his dismay, Damiano Tolin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. 35 minutes into the match, Randkleve's goalkeeper Eilif Hørmand had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ferruccio Traini. Joachim Rubjerg hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Medoacus Maior's Camillo Tolin got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 40th minute, Damiano Tolin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Medoacus Maior fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Medoacus Maior's Jiang Hong Xiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niki Boldsø in the 44th minute of play. Damiano Tolin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eilif Hørmand having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Niki Boldsø to make the kick off. Amos Cipollone's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eilif Hørmand read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Johan Tingelholm kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. After 66 played minutes Randkleve got a freekick which was hit by Nikolas Blegaa. The audience cheered when Damiano Tolin's long shot passed Eilif Hørmand's right side. It was 7-0, 67 minutes into the match. Eilif Hørmand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camillo Tolin, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Johan Tingelholm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eilif Hørmand having to interfere. Eilif Hørmand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johan Tingelholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the game, Elias Rullhøj was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Randkleve's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Medoacus Maior the free kick. Elias Rullhøj kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Eilif Hørmand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damiano Tolin in the 78th minute of the match. In the 82ndth minute of the game Camillo Tolin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Randkleve's Eilif Hørmand was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 83rd minute Camillo Tolin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eilif Hørmand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 84 played minutes Randkleve got a freekick which was hit by Knud Elsbøl. Eilif Hørmand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camillo Tolin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eilif Hørmand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amos Cipollone in the 88th minute of play. Eilif Hørmand came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Medoacus Maior's Camillo Tolin. But to his dismay, Camillo Tolin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nikolas Blegaa during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Randkleve's Nikolas Blegaa got a free kick in the 95th minute. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Randkleve's goalkeeper Eilif Hørmand, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the referee ended the match the Medoacus Maior players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.