U23 World League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 8052 (Terracing: 6040, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stan Wawrinka took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 15th minute, Hassan Schürch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aristide Vasiliu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stan Wawrinka in the 18th minute. Aristide Vasiliu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stan Wawrinka in the 21st minute. Stan Wawrinkas short, quick shot in the 22ndth minute got Aristide Vasiliu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Stan Wawrinka who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 24thth minute tested the skills of Aristide Vasiliu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to Espen Steelers getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Sauveur Ehrlichmann hit a great ball. In the 26th minute of the match Flavius Ispirescu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nikola Portner showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 27th minute Cecilio Ortzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikola Portner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stan Wawrinka blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aristide Vasiliu having to make a save. Aristide Vasiliu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stan Wawrinka in the 31st minute of the match. Nikola Portner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihnea Achimescu in the 32nd minute of play. If Stan Wawrinka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39th match minute, Espen Steelers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andy Schmid to maneuver through the defense. After 43 minutes of play, FC Psihopel BM-MM-'s Cecilio Ortzi made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nikola Portner was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Espen Steelers's Stan Wawrinka in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Psihopel BM-MM-'s goalie prevented a goal. The Espen Steelers players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Psihopel BM-MM- were winning 0-2.

Cecilio Ortzi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 51stth minute tested the skills of Nikola Portner when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Psihopel BM-MM-'s goalkeeper Aristide Vasiliu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Espen Steelers's Stan Wawrinka in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Psihopel BM-MM-'s goalie prevented a goal. The attack was good, but when Stan Wawrinka in the 59th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 70 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goal looked a bit too open when Nicodim Nebunu came free, but Nikola Portner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Julian von Moos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aristide Vasiliu was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice moves Cecilio Ortzi could shoot a difficult shot in the 77th minute, which Nikola Portner however easily saved by the left post. Nikola Portner made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Cecilio Ortzi sent off a good shot on target. Aristide Vasiliu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stan Wawrinka's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. The Espen Steelers fans' excitement grew in the 88th match minute when Espen Steelers's Stan Wawrinka looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Espen Steelers's Nikola Portner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicodim Nebunu in the 96th minute of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.