U23 World League

Arena Furão
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abraham Pflaumenbaum took the kick off in the first half of the match. FC Lëtzebuerg's Bobby Krier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taylor Swift in the 3rd minute of play. FC Lëtzebuerg's Bobby Krier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taylor Swift in the 4th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Bernd Chevalier left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Lëtzebuerg fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernd Chevalier in the 12th minute of play forced Os Fura Olho F.C.'s goalkeeper Wágner Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of FC Lëtzebuerg booed when Os Fura Olho F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruy Nóbrega didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bobby Krier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taylor Swift, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Taylor Swift's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bobby Krier was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Wágner Carneiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Pflaumenbaum in the 23rd minute of the match. Bobby Krier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kajetan Duszenski in the 24th minute of the match. Bernd Chevalier scored 0-2 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wágner Carneiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Wágner Carneiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Tudor, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Thanks to some nice moves Richard-Dean Nixon could shoot a difficult shot in the 34th minute, which Bobby Krier however easily saved by the left post. FC Lëtzebuerg's Bobby Krier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilson Perez in the 36th minute of play. Taylor Swift in the 39thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bobby Krier, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Nicolas Behr charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nicolas Behr the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC Lëtzebuerg's Nicolas Behr got a free kick in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilson Perez in the 43rd minute of play forced FC Lëtzebuerg's goalkeeper Bobby Krier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The long shot by Richard-Dean Nixon in the 46th minute really tested Bobby Krier's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. FC Lëtzebuerg were furious when Nicolas Behr was red carded, 47 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 47 minutes into the game, one of FC Lëtzebuerg:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. FC Lëtzebuerg:s Bobby Krier showed great skill when he stopped Richard-Dean Nixon:s penalty. In the 49th minute, Richard-Dean Nixon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bobby Krier was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Taylor Swift was the one to do the kick off. Wágner Carneiro was a little too slow when Kurt Tudor got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 56th minute. The score was now 1-3. In the 59th minute, Taylor Swift left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Os Fura Olho F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Bobby Krier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard-Dean Nixon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute of the match Os Fura Olho F.C. got a corner. FC Lëtzebuerg's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Richard-Dean Nixon ran over to the corner to take the kick. Wágner Carneiro came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Lëtzebuerg's Bernd Chevalier. But to his dismay, Bernd Chevalier quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-4. Bobby Krier came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Os Fura Olho F.C.'s Nilson Perez. But to his dismay, Nilson Perez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ivan Apfelbaum during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Lëtzebuerg's Ivan Apfelbaum got a free kick in the 75th minute. Bobby Krier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard-Dean Nixon in the 76th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Os Fura Olho F.C.'s goalkeeper Wágner Carneiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bernd Chevalier. In the 84th minute Nilson Perez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bobby Krier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wágner Carneiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Pflaumenbaum in the 88th minute of the match. Kajetan Duszenski struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Bobby Krier didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Os Fura Olho F.C.. Bernd Chevalier hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Os Fura Olho F.C.'s Nilson Perez got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 96 minutes into the match, FC Lëtzebuerg's goal looked a bit too open when Taylor Swift came free, but Bobby Krier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Fernando Amaral kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. FC Lëtzebuerg had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.