U23 World League

Marquinhos Xande
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manfred Steiner started the match with the kick off. Erich Pitten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xandinho Kane in the 3rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xandinho Kane in the 6th minute of play forced SSV Ulm 1846's goalkeeper Erich Pitten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amauri Romero charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amauri Romero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to New Joinville - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Amauri Romero hit a great ball. Guga Velasco hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. With a little luck, SSV Ulm 1846's Erich Pitten got control of the ball when Armando Massa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xandinho Kane in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erich Pitten prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Xandinho Kane's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erich Pitten was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, New Joinville - FSCMZ's Xande Koeman got a free kick in the 25th minute. Teddy Nissen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gustavo Gustavson having to make a save. Xandinho Kane scored 1-0 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Erich Pitten, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 34 minutes into the match, SSV Ulm 1846's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas De la Cruz came free, but Erich Pitten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xandinho Kane got a fine position in front of goal ttaking advantage of the opportunity to rumble in 3-0 in the right cross in the 35th match minute before Erich Pitten had time to react. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manfred Steiner in the 39th minute of play forced New Joinville - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Gustavo Gustavson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manfred Steiner in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gustavo Gustavson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 46th minute, Nicolas De la Cruz fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Erich Pitten, passed just outside the right post. Xandinho Kane had several of the SSV Ulm 1846's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 47 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 4-0 score and a disappointed Erich Pitten as he didn't even see the shot coming. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Xandinho Kane made a kick off. In the 55th minute, SSV Ulm 1846's Niclas Monschke ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gustavo Gustavson. Gustavo Gustavson yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-1. In the 64th minute, Xandinho Kane left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The New Joinville - FSCMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. SSV Ulm 1846's Erich Pitten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Favoretto in the 70th minute of play. Teddy Nissen hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Hugo Favoretto took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Erich Pitten. SSV Ulm 1846's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to SSV Ulm 1846 getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Oskar Zimmert hit a great ball. Erich Pitten didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when New Joinville - FSCMZ's Xandinho Kane shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 6-1 in the ordered_time% minute. The audience was convinced that Nicolas De la Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erich Pitten was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Nicolas De la Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 92 minutes into the game, SSV Ulm 1846's Niclas Monschke nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gustavo Gustavson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-2. Erich Pitten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Favoretto in the 96th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. New Joinville - FSCMZ had played much better football throughout.