U23 World League

Stadion Zelg
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Willem Migneault made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Dunajski in the 3rd minute of play forced Zelg FC's goalkeeper Aurelius Bolduc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aurelius Bolduc stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jan Pająk's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Cristo Uchiha charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristo Uchiha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Abandon All Hope getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Cristo Uchiha hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Beller in the 18th minute of play forced Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Willem Migneault got free with Meng Yan Jing in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zelg FC's Willem Migneault came free and shot a quick shot against goal 33 minutes in the game, fortunately Meng Yan Jing had problems saving as it came toward the left post. In the 35th minute Jan Pająk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelius Bolduc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Zelg FC's zone, Ye Hong stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aurelius Bolduc came out of the goal and Ye Hong tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stefan Beller fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Meng Yan Jing having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Stefan Beller got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Zelg FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. William Gamache hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Jan Pająk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aurelius Bolduc was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. Abandon All Hope's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jiang Sang Qing in the 49th minute. After the first half Abandon All Hope were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

55 minutes into the match, Abandon All Hope's goal looked a bit too open when Willem Migneault came free, but Meng Yan Jing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 55 minutes into the game, when Cristo Uchiha put in a rough tackle. Cristo Uchiha kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Zelg FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ye Hong came free, but Aurelius Bolduc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Ye Hong took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Aurelius Bolduc to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to Zelg FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Garron Korner hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Zelg FC's Willem Migneault got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 75 minutes into the match, Abandon All Hope's Emil Dunajski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aurelius Bolduc narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Jiang Sang Qing came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Abandon All Hope fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jiang Sang Qing couldn't finish the play. Zelg FC's Stefan Beller got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 91st minute, Ye Hong got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 95 played minutes Zelg FC got a freekick which was hit by Stefan Beller. Stefan Beller hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. When the final whistle sounded Abandon All Hope left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Zelg FC.