National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hinrik Hoff kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, U21 England's Iain Wagstaff got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Julius Mach showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Travis Horner, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Prospero Zanter could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Ron Picker made a huge save. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 England's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Iosif Rotariu was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Germany's players had a chance to rest. Ron Picker stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hinrik Hoff's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute U21 Germany were awarded a corner. Iosif Rotariu went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcel Madl got free with Ron Picker in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ron Picker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hinrik Hoff, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Julius Mach showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chip White, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Hylton in the 20th minute of play forced U21 Germany's goalkeeper Julius Mach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The U21 England fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when U21 England's Simon Hylton 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Julius Mach took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simon Hylton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julius Mach took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chip White, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Henk Griese hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julius Mach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Hylton in the 43rd minute of play. Simon Hylton scored 0-2 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julius Mach, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. U21 Germany's Hartmut Reimer was substituted for Hinrik Hoff. U21 Germany made a substitution. Andi Ganz replaced Eibo Nacht. U21 Germany made a substitution. Adolf Jawurek replaced Prospero Zanter. U21 England made a substitution. Ty Shearer replaced Travis Horner. The U21 Germany players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. U21 England were winning 0-2.
In the 59th minute, Ty Shearer reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Julius Mach. The goal made the score 1-3. Ron Picker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hartmut Reimer, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 63 minutes into the match, Chip White notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of U21 Germany's Julius Mach. Julius Mach was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, U21 Germany's Corvinus Gutmann got a free kick in the 65th minute. A hard shot by Pierre Leeson from long distance, 66 minutes into the match, got Julius Mach's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Hylton in the 69th minute of play forced U21 Germany's goalkeeper Julius Mach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hartmut Reimer in the 70th minute of play forced U21 England's goalkeeper Ron Picker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Germany's Hartmut Reimer managed to work through U21 England's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Hartmut Reimer dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. When U21 Germany's Hartmut Reimer in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 England's goalie prevented a goal. In the 75th match minute, U21 Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Micki Bulgakov to maneuver through the defense. Ron Picker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hartmut Reimer in the 78th minute of the match. In the 83rd match minute, U21 England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Hylton to maneuver through the defense. U21 England's Ron Picker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hartmut Reimer in the 86th minute of play. In the 89thth minute of the game Hartmut Reimer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 England's Ron Picker was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Chip White fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julius Mach having to interfere. In the 93rd minute Hartmut Reimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ron Picker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 97th match minute, U21 Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolf Jawurek to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched U21 England eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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