U23 World League

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Spectators: 7847 (Terracing: 5887, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) In the 5th minute Amerigo Melucci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christopher Benscheider saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes into the game, Lunatics of Arianrhod's Amerigo Melucci nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Christopher Benscheider made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's Witomir Majdoch got a free kick in the 7th minute. Ettore Albertini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rolando Ottonello in the 11th minute of play. Amerigo Melucci made a great header on Lunatics of Arianrhod's corner, it was just that Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's Christopher Benscheider managed to reach the ball for a save. If Ettore Corvi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 15th minute Ettore Corvi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christopher Benscheider saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute, Enzo Masciarelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 17th minute of the match Rolando Ottonello shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ettore Albertini showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Alex Marcelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christopher Benscheider having to interfere. In the 26th match minute, Sc Ajax Hirtenberg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven Frank to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Sc Ajax Hirtenberg defense, Alex Marcelli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christopher Benscheider. The Sc Ajax Hirtenberg fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christopher Benscheider should have stopped the shot. In the 37th minute, Alex Marcelli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christopher Benscheider was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. When Frederik Rohde fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's protests and gave Frederik Rohde a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Sc Ajax Hirtenberg getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Frederik Rohde hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Lunatics of Arianrhod's Ettore Albertini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rolando Ottonello in the 53rd minute of play. Ettore Albertini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rolando Ottonello's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Christopher Benscheider made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ettore Corvi in the 56th minute of play. Christopher Benscheider showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Corvi in the 56th minute of the match. Lunatics of Arianrhod's Ettore Albertini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rolando Ottonello in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Witomir Majdoch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christopher Benscheider showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Marcelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Witomir Majdoch got free with Ettore Albertini in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 70 minutes into the match, Alex Marcelli notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's Christopher Benscheider. Christopher Benscheider was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Witomir Majdoch hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The supporters of Sc Ajax Hirtenberg booed when Lunatics of Arianrhod was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enzo Masciarelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. It was a well-played corner which Amedeo Baruffa managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Christopher Benscheider showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amerigo Melucci in the 89th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sydney Lilly during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sydney Lilly kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 91st minute Alex Marcelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christopher Benscheider saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's goal looked a bit too open when Ettore Corvi came free, but Christopher Benscheider reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Lunatics of Arianrhod players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.