U23 World League

Estadio Pituil
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Radomir Dranka got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Pituil FC's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Trame came free, but Jimeno Abechuco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jimeno Abechuco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xande Xande, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 7th minute, Ćiro Immobile hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pituil FC's goalkeeper Jimeno Abechuco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Pituil FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Radomir Dranka hit a great ball. Xande Xande might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jimeno Abechuco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Xande Xande ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xande Xande in the 16th minute of play forced Pituil FC's goalkeeper Jimeno Abechuco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Pituil FC's goal looked a bit too open when Xande Xande came free, but Jimeno Abechuco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jimeno Abechuco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xande Xande, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Wilhelm Gooß took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radomir Dranka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xande Xande might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jimeno Abechuco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Xande Xande ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 31st minute, Zacarias Iturri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When FC Unterrudling's Xande Xande in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pituil FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 38th minute, Xande Xande made a precise shot to the right of Jimeno Abechuco. Pituil FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Albert Yorke got a throw-in 43 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Adalberto Quaresma. A collision led to FC Unterrudling getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Manuel Kubisch hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Radomir Dranka put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Wilhelm Gooß. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Xande Xande to strike the kick off in the second half. After 56th play minutes Xande Xande shot 2-2, a short shot which went by Jimeno Abechuco and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 60th minute Radomir Dranka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilhelm Gooß saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xande Xande sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 64 minutes into the match, Pituil FC's goalkeeper Jimeno Abechuco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xande Xande. Jimeno Abechuco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xande Xande in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute of the match FC Unterrudling got a corner. Pituil FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Boris Henning ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Xande Xande got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 2-3. 69 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Xande Xande managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Unterrudling's supporters rose to their feet, but Xande Xande was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jimeno Abechuco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jimeno Abechuco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xande Xande's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. FC Unterrudling's Wilhelm Gooß played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radomir Dranka in the 80th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xande Xande got free with Jimeno Abechuco in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 82 minutes Pituil FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Boris Henning who took care of the corner kick. Zacarias Iturri hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zacarias Iturri during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Zacarias Iturri kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Boris Henning during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FC Unterrudling eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.