U23 World League

La Comer
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rafael Indartsu made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Revolution Tuning getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Eulalio Ellande hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the match, Revolution Tuning's goal looked a bit too open when Elmar Assing came free, but Gaspar Oinaz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gunther Schößler during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 10th minute, Rafael Indartsu 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 11 played minutes Revolution Tuning got a freekick which was hit by Placido Tajo. Gaspar Oinaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erkan Fostiropoulos in the 13th minute of the match. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Vasco Jackisch hit a great ball. Rafael Indartsu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elmar Assing during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rafael Indartsu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 31stth minute tested the skills of Uwe Ziege when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Gaspar Oinaz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elmar Assing's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Helmut Malinowski hit a great ball. Gaspar Oinaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elmar Assing in the 39th minute of play. In the 43rd match minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ebbo Böse to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Revolution Tuning's Uwe Ziege threw himself towards the right post 44 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rafael Indartsu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 45th minute, Erkan Fostiropoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Adolfo Ibon fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erkan Fostiropoulos was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute of the match, Erkan Fostiropoulos tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gaspar Oinaz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 52 minutes into the game, Eulalio Ellande was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Revolution Tuning's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rot-Weiss-Essen the free kick. With an all-out effort, Rot-Weiss-Essen's Gaspar Oinaz threw himself towards the right post 58 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Erkan Fostiropoulos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Adolfo Ibon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erkan Fostiropoulos in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gaspar Oinaz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Xavi Haberer charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xavi Haberer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 70th match minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavi Haberer to maneuver through the defense. After 73 played minutes Rot-Weiss-Essen got a freekick which was hit by Hjalmar Blumentritt. Revolution Tuning's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marco Urtzi in the 75th minute. Uwe Ziege showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Indartsu, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Gaspar Oinaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erkan Fostiropoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After a rather tough play, Rot-Weiss-Essen's Elmar Assing got a free kick in the 85th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Adolfo Ibon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Revolution Tuning's supporters rose to their feet, but Adolfo Ibon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Uwe Ziege breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Revolution Tuning's Americo Chuse got a free kick in the 90th minute. Erkan Fostiropoulos, 91 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After a rather tough play, Rot-Weiss-Essen's Ebbo Böse got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Uwe Ziege showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Indartsu, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. In the 96th minute Revolution Tuning were awarded a corner. Marco Urtzi went to the cornerflag to take it. Helmut Malinowski thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Uwe Ziege, a very annoying self made goal in the 97th minute which led to 3-0. Revolution Tuning's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.