World League

Wöllersdorf Arena
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Federico Balboni started the match with the kick off. COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save COLLEGNO F.C. from getting a goal against them. Xu Zheng Zhou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Pausch in the 4th minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalkeeper Xu Zheng Zhou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafael Pausch. Herbert Vester had several of the COLLEGNO F.C.'s defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 7 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Xu Zheng Zhou as he didn't even see the shot coming. A collision led to FC Wöllersdorf getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Janosch Terpe hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 14 minutes, Xu Zheng Zhou successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. FC Wöllersdorf's Herbert Vester was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 15th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. FC Wöllersdorf's Herbert Vester was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 18th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Herbert Vester sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herbert Vester in the 21st minute of play. Herbert Vester had several of the COLLEGNO F.C.'s defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 23 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 4-0 score and a disappointed Xu Zheng Zhou as he didn't even see the shot coming. COLLEGNO F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 26th minute, when Herbert Vester scored to the left of an out of position Xu Zheng Zhou, making the score, 5-0. Herbert Vester's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 28thth minute, Xu Zheng Zhou skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Herbert Vester in the 31stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Xu Zheng Zhou, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roland Frings in the 32nd minute of play. COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save COLLEGNO F.C. from getting a goal against them. Xu Zheng Zhou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gavino Santo in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute FC Wöllersdorf were awarded a corner. Rafael Pausch went to the cornerflag to take it. Xu Zheng Zhou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herbert Vester in the 37th minute of the match. Herbert Vesters short, quick shot in the 39thth minute got Xu Zheng Zhou to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Xu Zheng Zhou didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pablo Guerau went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Carlo Arpaia hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After 45 played minutes FC Wöllersdorf got a freekick which was hit by Östen Högberg. The audience thought a goal was coming when Herbert Vester got free with Xu Zheng Zhou in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Xu Zheng Zhou made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Pablo Guerau sent off a good shot on target. Af the end of the first half the score was 6-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Herbert Vester made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Herbert Vester in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Xu Zheng Zhou saved COLLEGNO F.C. from getting behind. In the 52nd minute, Pablo Guerau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herbert Vester in the 56th minute of play forced COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalkeeper Xu Zheng Zhou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When FC Wöllersdorf's Herbert Vester in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 60th minute Rafael Pausch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xu Zheng Zhou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Rafael Pausch came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the FC Wöllersdorf 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 Rafael Pausch couldn't finish the play. Andre Garbsch kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. When FC Wöllersdorf's Herbert Vester in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Herbert Vester in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Xu Zheng Zhou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Xu Zheng Zhou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herbert Vester, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by COLLEGNO F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Claas Godescheit was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Wöllersdorf's players had a chance to rest. Claas Godescheit made a great header on FC Wöllersdorf's corner, it was just that COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou managed to reach the ball for a save. Xu Zheng Zhou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavino Santo in the 73rd minute of the match. COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herbert Vester in the 75th minute of play. Xu Zheng Zhou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavino Santo, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Herbert Vester in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Xu Zheng Zhou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Herbert Vester in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Xu Zheng Zhou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herbert Vester in the 82nd minute of play forced COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalkeeper Xu Zheng Zhou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xu Zheng Zhou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herbert Vester, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 83 minutes COLLEGNO F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Claas Godescheit who took care of the corner kick. In the 83rd match minute, FC Wöllersdorf was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gavino Santo to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Herbert Vester in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Xu Zheng Zhou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Xu Zheng Zhou didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Östen Högberg went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Xu Zheng Zhou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Herbert Vester's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. In the 93rd minute Pablo Guerau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xu Zheng Zhou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Herbert Vester put it in 8-0 from a short distance just to the right of Xu Zheng Zhou. FC Wöllersdorf walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.