World League

Catalinas Nemesis
Spectators: 7559 (Terracing: 5670, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) PICCOLE PESTI's Bernardino Vedillo 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ettore Varglien in the 7th minute of play forced Pabing SV's goalkeeper Hannes Schmielau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of Pabing SV:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of PICCOLE PESTI:s goal. Donato Dossena did an outstanding performance 12 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 0-1 to the right of an irritated Hannes Schmielau in the goal. In the 15th minute Jeremiah St. Juste shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Orlondon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ettore Varglien in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hannes Schmielau saved Pabing SV from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ettore Varglien in the 26th minute of play forced Pabing SV's goalkeeper Hannes Schmielau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PICCOLE PESTI's Miguel Orlondon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Nazar in the 32nd minute of play. Hannes Schmielau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Varglien in the 35th minute of the match. Hannes Schmielau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Varglien in the 38th minute of the match. Robin-Pascal Schäben made in the 40th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gabriel Nazar however managed to control. Ettore Varglien hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Andi Metzler blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Miguel Orlondon having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Bernardino Vedillo managed to get in a good position for a shot. PICCOLE PESTI's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernardino Vedillo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hannes Schmielau breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jeremiah St. Juste was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match Pabing SV got a corner. PICCOLE PESTI's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hendrik Heimann ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hendrik Heimann made a great header on Pabing SV's corner, it was just that PICCOLE PESTI's Miguel Orlondon managed to reach the ball for a save. Gabriel Nazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gabriel Nazar might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Miguel Orlondon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gabriel Nazar ran back to his position shaking his head. Miguel Orlondon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andi Metzler in the 61st minute of the match. Hannes Schmielau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ettore Varglien, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Pabing SV getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Roberto Ramirez hit a great ball. PICCOLE PESTI's Per Lidman was substituted for Ettore Varglien. In the 69th minute, Roberto Ramirez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hannes Schmielau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Per Lidman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the match, Per Lidman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hannes Schmielau. Pabing SV's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Per Lidman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After 83 minutes of play, Pabing SV's Andi Metzler made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Miguel Orlondon was left in no man's land by his defense there! When PICCOLE PESTI's Per Lidman in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pabing SV's goalie prevented a goal. Hannes Schmielau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Per Lidman, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Hannes Schmielau stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Per Lidman's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. 96 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pabing SV's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Donato Dossena was slow to take the kick. During this time PICCOLE PESTI's players had a chance to rest. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched PICCOLE PESTI eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.