U23 World League

Unterrudling
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Amund Villarreal took the kick off in the first half of the match. Chuck Ruff was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Xande Xande capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Xande Xande really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 12th minute Amund Villarreal 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. It was a well-played corner which Jan-Oliver Pässler managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Xande Xandes short, quick shot in the 19thth minute got Chuck Ruff to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Boris Henning made a great header on FC Unterrudling's corner, it was just that Six Pac FC's Chuck Ruff managed to reach the ball for a save. FC Unterrudling's Wilhelm Gooß played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ubaldo Matildo Eagle in the 22nd minute of play. FC Unterrudling's Wilhelm Gooß played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Knut Kinnman in the 26th minute of play. Knut Kinnman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilhelm Gooß having to interfere. If Svante Snorrason had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amund Villarreal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilhelm Gooß having to make a save. Wilhelm Gooß showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amund Villarreal, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Xande Xande stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Wilhelm Gooß showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amund Villarreal in the 52nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steffen Mühlfort in the 53rd minute of play forced Six Pac FC's goalkeeper Chuck Ruff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 59 played minutes FC Unterrudling got a freekick which was hit by Jan-Oliver Pässler. After having played for 66 minutes, Xande Xande managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Unterrudling's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xande Xande was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC Unterrudling made a substitution. Helmut Brabec replaced Benjamin Trame. Wilhelm Gooß made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amund Villarreal in the 79th minute. FC Unterrudling's Wilhelm Gooß played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amund Villarreal in the 82nd minute of play. The supporters of FC Unterrudling booed when Six Pac FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abcdefghijklmno p'Bitek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chuck Ruff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xande Xande in the 87th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Unterrudling's Manuel Kubisch got a free kick in the 90th minute. When Amund Villarreal came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Six Pac FC 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 Amund Villarreal couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Amund Villarreal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Wilhelm Gooß. That made the score 3-1 in the 94 minute of play. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. FC Unterrudling were victorious despite being under pressure from Six Pac FC for much of the match.