U23 World League

Eyrie Stadium
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ariel Ilfeldt started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Andy Spetz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ronnie Spanger was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 6 minutes into the game, Bogdan Onofrei cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Ronnie Spanger was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. O-TT-O's Ronnie Spanger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hatemi Sabih in the 13th minute of play. Bogdan Onofrei blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ronnie Spanger having to make a save. 24 minutes into the match Andy Spetz climbed in front of goal and pressed up 4-0 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Ronnie Spanger. In the 27th minute, O-TT-O's Justin Dyrts seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Justin Dyrts the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of O-TT-O protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Justin Dyrts had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 26 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for O-TT-O! After a defensive mix-up in O-TT-O's zone, Andy Spetz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ronnie Spanger came out of the goal and Andy Spetz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Andy Spetz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronnie Spanger having to interfere. Ronnie Spanger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogdan Onofrei in the 40th minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, O-TT-O's goal looked a bit too open when Bogdan Onofrei came free, but Ronnie Spanger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Hatemi Sabih notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of O-TT-O's Ronnie Spanger. Ronnie Spanger was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 7-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andy Spetz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ronnie Spanger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogdan Onofrei in the 56th minute of play. Bogdan Onofrei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64th minute, Bogdan Onofrei made a precise shot to the right of Ronnie Spanger. O-TT-O's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. Ronnie Spanger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogdan Onofrei in the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andy Spetz in the 70th minute of play forced O-TT-O's goalkeeper Ronnie Spanger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Andy Spetz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bogdan Onofrei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute Sakut Aydoğan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronnie Spanger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Lethal Claws FC's Andy Spetz in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye O-TT-O's goalie prevented a goal. Bogdan Onofrei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Ronnie Spanger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 82 minutes, Otto Strib mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the O-TT-O and the Lethal Claws FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, O-TT-O's Otto Strib got a free kick in the 82nd minute. 83 minutes into the match, O-TT-O's goal looked a bit too open when Bogdan Onofrei came free, but Ronnie Spanger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, O-TT-O's goal looked a bit too open when Bogdan Onofrei came free, but Ronnie Spanger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 87 minutes of play, Lethal Claws FC's Bogdan Onofrei made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ronnie Spanger was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 90th minute, Andy Spetz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ronnie Spanger was frozen by the shot and now it was 10-0.