World League

Tivoli Arena
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fu Han Qiang made the kick off which started today's match. Utz Vieten hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Fritz Rudolf Bankesch didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fu Han Qiang went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After 15 minutes, Fu Han Qiang made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Alemannia Aachen's Fritz Rudolf Bankesch tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Trifon Katsoulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fritz Rudolf Bankesch stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fu Han Qiang's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christoph Lowe during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 23 minutes into the game, Trifon Katsoulis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Fritz Rudolf Bankesch was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Trifon Katsoulis scored 0-6 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fritz Rudolf Bankesch, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Trifon Katsoulis in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fritz Rudolf Bankesch saved Alemannia Aachen from getting behind. Micha-Alexander Appenzeller's late challenge caught a Andarilhos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Micha-Alexander Appenzeller helped the player get up and apologised. In the 30th minute, Micha-Alexander Appenzeller hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 31 minutes into the match, Alemannia Aachen's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Ruas came free, but Fritz Rudolf Bankesch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Andarilhos fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Andarilhos's Fu Han Qiang 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 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jon Oblak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Zyla in the 35th minute of the match. After 39 minutes, Fu Han Qiang made it 0-9 with a short kick to the right side. Alemannia Aachen's Fritz Rudolf Bankesch tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Fu Han Qiang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fritz Rudolf Bankesch was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. After 44 played minutes Alemannia Aachen got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Zyla. After 46 minutes of play Alemannia Aachen's Micha-Alexander Appenzeller was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Micha-Alexander Appenzeller kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Xabi Silberhorn to make the kick off. Fritz Rudolf Bankesch didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Andarilhos's Fu Han Qiang shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-10 in the ordered_time% minute. 58 minutes into the game, Trifon Katsoulis lined in a short shot 0-12 behind a frustrated Fritz Rudolf Bankesch. Fu Han Qiang received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fritz Rudolf Bankesch came out and tried to block the shot, but Fu Han Qiang slotted it home off the left post making it 0-13 in the 62nd minute. In the 65thth minute of the game Fu Han Qiang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alemannia Aachen's Fritz Rudolf Bankesch was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 79th minute, Fu Han Qiang got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Trifon Katsoulis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fritz Rudolf Bankesch having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trifon Katsoulis in the 82nd minute of play forced Alemannia Aachen's goalkeeper Fritz Rudolf Bankesch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Trifon Katsoulis came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Andarilhos fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Trifon Katsoulis couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Trifon Katsoulis in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fritz Rudolf Bankesch prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jon Oblak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoph Lowe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 93 minutes, Fu Han Qiang made it 0-17 with a short kick to the right side. Alemannia Aachen's Fritz Rudolf Bankesch tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 96th minute, Andarilhos's Trifon Katsoulis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fritz Rudolf Bankesch. Fritz Rudolf Bankesch yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-18. Andarilhos played a much better game than Alemannia Aachen and deserved their victory. The Alemannia Aachen players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.