U23 World League

Sc Ajax Hirtenberg
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jesus Abad started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Rolando Ottonello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Javier Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA booed when Sc Ajax Hirtenberg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernd Ramusch didn't get a good kick on the ball. Damian Nabar was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 7th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Javier Garcia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Uebach, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19thth minute of the game Jesus Abad who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's Christopher Benscheider was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Markus Kahofer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Javier Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rolando Ottonello in the 25th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Margarito Lila hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Javier Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Uebach, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Bernd Ramusch hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Jesus Abad hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Rolando Ottonello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Garcia having to interfere. After some careless play in the C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA defense, Jonas Uebach kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Javier Garcia. The C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Javier Garcia should have stopped the shot. Javier Garcia made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Andreas Seiller sent off a good shot on target. In the 45th play minute Jonas Uebach came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Javier Garcia. 2-1.

C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Casimiro Polentzi was substituted for Jesus Abad. The wind increased when Rolando Ottonello made the kick off in the second half. Javier Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markus Kahofer, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's goal looked a bit too open when Omar Beliran came free, but Christopher Benscheider reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Damian Nabar was slow to take the kick. During this time C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's players had a chance to rest. C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Damian Nabar was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Christopher Benscheider in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 62 minutes into the match, C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's goal looked a bit too open when Magnus Wollberg came free, but Javier Garcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Javier Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Uebach in the 66th minute of play. After 67 minutes, Jonas Uebach mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sc Ajax Hirtenberg and the C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 67 played minutes Sc Ajax Hirtenberg got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Uebach. After a defensive mix-up in Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's zone, Casimiro Polentzi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christopher Benscheider came out of the goal and Casimiro Polentzi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonas Uebach fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Garcia having to interfere. In the 76th minute Rolando Ottonello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Javier Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute, Damian Nabar 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. Christopher Benscheider made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Nabar in the 82nd minute of play. After taking down the ball on C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's corner Damian Nabar fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Christopher Benscheider quite easily take care of the ball. In the 86th match minute, Sc Ajax Hirtenberg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Markus Kahofer to maneuver through the defense. If Jonas Uebach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sc Ajax Hirtenberg had won after a very even match.