U23 World League

LUGANO ARENA
Spectators: 7413 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 130) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sascha Kulovitz started the match with the kick off. Ruben Goito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uwe Kuinke in the 3rd minute of the match. After 4 played minutes Poli Timisoara got a freekick which was hit by Roy Piater. Robin Pluta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Colon, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. After some careless play in the Poli Timisoara defense, Eduardo Colon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robin Pluta. The Poli Timisoara fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robin Pluta should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Everardo Ubarna in the 16th minute of play forced Poli Timisoara's goalkeeper Robin Pluta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruben Goito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justin Kulovitz in the 17th minute of the match. Ruben Goito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sascha Kulovitz in the 19th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Lugano 1 y 2 defense, Sascha Kulovitz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ruben Goito. The Lugano 1 y 2 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ruben Goito should have stopped the shot. After 24 minutes of play, Lugano 1 y 2's Rafael Galoer made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robin Pluta was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Poli Timisoara's Sascha Kulovitz got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 29th minute Eduardo Colon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Pluta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th match minute, Poli Timisoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Unterligauer to maneuver through the defense. Robin Pluta had great luck who in the 33rdth minute grab hold of the ball when Everardo Ubarna from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Ruben Goito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andreas Unterligauer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the game, Poli Timisoara's Sergio Trattnig nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ruben Goito made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Ruben Goito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justin Kulovitz in the 41st minute of play. Ruben Goito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Unterligauer in the 42nd minute of play. Ruben Goito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Trattnig in the 47th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Everardo Ubarna to strike the kick off in the second half. If Sergio Trattnig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Lugano 1 y 2's Ruben Goito got control of the ball when Andreas Unterligauer tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 57th minute, Nestor Semeno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruben Goito was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sascha Kulovitz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 61 minute of play. In the 64th minute Sascha Kulovitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Goito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th play minute Andreas Unterligauer came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ruben Goito. 2-6. Robin Pluta came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Lugano 1 y 2's Eduardo Colon. But to his dismay, Eduardo Colon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-6. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sascha Kulovitz got free with Ruben Goito in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Christoph Jurk charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christoph Jurk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Christoph Jurk kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. In the 88th minute of the match Nestor Semeno sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Robin Pluta skillfully saved the ball. In the 90th minute of the match, Andreas Unterligauer got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ruben Goito was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ruben Goito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andreas Unterligauer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Poli Timisoara played a much better game than Lugano 1 y 2 and deserved their victory. The Lugano 1 y 2 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.