World League

Niedersachsenstadion
Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 孟振邦 kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the match, FC Pegasas Siauliai's goalkeeper Pavel Romanescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jean-Marc Debut. In the 11th minute 孟振邦 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Heintz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 12 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Pegasas Siauliai! The goalkeeper, Pavel Romanescu, was totally fooled by TSV Delliehausen's Linus Mattes, who 13 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 16 minutes into the match, 孟振邦 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rafael Heintz. TSV Delliehausen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 孟振邦 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Pavel Romanescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huang Hong Gang in the 19th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Linus Mattes in the 21st minute of play forced FC Pegasas Siauliai's goalkeeper Pavel Romanescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pavel Romanescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elvis Töpfer, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Rafael Heintz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 孟振邦 went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After 41 played minutes TSV Delliehausen got a freekick which was hit by Frank-Ulrich Trenner. 44 minutes in the game, Linus Mattes dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. TSV Delliehausen's Rafael Heintz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 孟振邦 in the 46th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Linus Mattes in the 47th minute of play forced FC Pegasas Siauliai's goalkeeper Pavel Romanescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Elvis Töpfer made a kick off. FC Pegasas Siauliai's Pavel Romanescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jarkko Loikala in the 52nd minute of play. Linus Mattes took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pavel Romanescu. Pavel Romanescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Pavel Romanescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvis Töpfer in the 59th minute of play. The audience was convinced that 孟振邦's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rafael Heintz was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. A collision led to FC Pegasas Siauliai getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Ernestas Alvinskas hit a great ball. In the 65th minute Falko Gemmeke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavel Romanescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pavel Romanescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Linus Mattes in the 66th minute of the match. Pavel Romanescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Linus Mattes, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Jean-Marc Debut received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Pavel Romanescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 75 minutes into the match, FC Pegasas Siauliai's goal looked a bit too open when Elvis Töpfer came free, but Pavel Romanescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute Jarkko Loikala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavel Romanescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pavel Romanescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Linus Mattes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pavel Romanescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Linus Mattes in the 81st minute of play. Rafael Heintz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernestas Alvinskas in the 93rd minute of play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.