U21 World League

ThE Wonder ArEnA
Spectators: 8422 (Terracing: 6317, Seating: 1937, VIP seats: 168) AC Collins's Alexander Ottavi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Diego Petrini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Joost De kaiser in the 5th minute of the match. Jan-Joost De kaiser kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Yannis Specht made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Slawomir Soszka in the 8th minute of play. Yannis Specht stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stelian Albeanu's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. In the 19th minute Alexander Ottavi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yannis Specht saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of The Original Wonderteam booed when AC Collins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Didi Valletta didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Original Wonderteam's Herman De Strijcker got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Original Wonderteam's Yannis Specht played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slawomir Soszka in the 35th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, The Original Wonderteam's goal looked a bit too open when Alexander Ottavi came free, but Yannis Specht reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th minute Slawomir Soszka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yannis Specht saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Herman De Strijcker to make the kick off. The Original Wonderteam's Yannis Specht played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stelian Albeanu in the 51st minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, The Original Wonderteam's goal looked a bit too open when Mel Önen came free, but Yannis Specht reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yannis Specht made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Slawomir Soszka in the 56th minute of play. Yannis Specht showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stelian Albeanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. If Stelian Albeanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yannis Specht took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Granati, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diego Granati could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Yannis Specht made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Koko Mero got free with Yannis Specht in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 88 minutes into the match, The Original Wonderteam's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Granati came free, but Yannis Specht reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of AC Collins booed when The Original Wonderteam was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antoine Ivens didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 90 minutes of play, AC Collins's Diego Granati made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yannis Specht was left in no man's land by his defense there! AC Collins made a substitution. Ferdinando Colangelo replaced Frank Di Toma. In the 93rd match minute, The Original Wonderteam was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pierre de Neuyter to maneuver through the defense. AC Collins's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.