World League

Colossus Popolizio
Spectators: 8071 (Terracing: 6055, Seating: 1856, VIP seats: 160) Luís Fábio Rocha started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Deportivo Popolizio FBC were furious when Cris Ronaldo was red carded, 7 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Hermann Hesse had in the 10thth minute some difficulties stopping Indiana Jones's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. A collision led to Los Hijos de Doña Beija getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Hu Xiong Zhen hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute, Bartolo Basualdo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Hermann Hesse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Fábio Rocha in the 25th minute of play. When Los Hijos de Doña Beija's Luís Fábio Rocha in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Deportivo Popolizio FBC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 28th minute of the match Los Hijos de Doña Beija got a corner. Deportivo Popolizio FBC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Demy Ottens ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Feliciano Haritzeder heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Hermann Hesse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Fábio Rocha in the 38th minute of play. Higinio Aguilera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from You Yang Mo in the 41st minute of play. In the 47th minute Luís Fábio Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermann Hesse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and You Yang Mo made a kick off. After 50 played minutes Deportivo Popolizio FBC got a freekick which was hit by Bartolo Basualdo. The crowd rose to their feet as Feliciano Haritzeder kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hermann Hesse. That made the score 0-1 in the 52 minute of play. In the 56th minute, Feliciano Haritzeder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Los Hijos de Doña Beija made a substitution. Jyrki Sillanpää replaced Indiana Jones. Los Hijos de Doña Beija's Albino Brion was substituted for Luís Fábio Rocha. In the 57th minute, Feliciano Haritzeder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Regulez in the 63rd minute of play forced Los Hijos de Doña Beija's goalkeeper Higinio Aguilera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hermann Hesse made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jyrki Sillanpää in the 65th minute. Hermann Hesse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albino Brion in the 67th minute of play. In the 74thth minute of the game Albino Brion who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Hermann Hesse was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Jyrki Sillanpää's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hermann Hesse was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Jyrki Sillanpää who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 83rdth minute tested the skills of Hermann Hesse when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Hermann Hesse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliciano Haritzeder in the 84th minute of the match. A collision led to Deportivo Popolizio FBC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Damian Regulez hit a great ball. A hard shot by Argi Casta from long distance, 88 minutes into the match, got Hermann Hesse's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Hermann Hesse proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo Popolizio FBC from getting a goal against them. In the 93rd minute, Albino Brion ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hermann Hesse was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Hermann Hesse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliciano Haritzeder in the 96th minute of play.