World League

Field of Despair
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Möhnsen FC's Guido Burgstaller 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. Emerson Ferraz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niles Crane in the 4th minute of play. In the 9th minute Guido Burgstaller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaj Helström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Möhnsen FC's Guido Burgstaller slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Kaj Helström. That made the score 1-0 after 12 minutes of play. In the 14th minute, Guido Burgstaller hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute Emmanuel Stroh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Ferraz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kaj Helström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timo Schinnenburg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jens Albers was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 18 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute, one of Möhnsen FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Möhnsen FC. After 19 minutes of play, Stowe City's Johnathan Haynes made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emerson Ferraz was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Möhnsen FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Costică Juverdeanu hit a great ball. Emerson Ferraz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niles Crane, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Emerson Ferraz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Weston Armenta, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Möhnsen FC's Emerson Ferraz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emmanuel Stroh in the 33rd minute of play. Möhnsen FC's Emerson Ferraz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Bingham in the 35th minute of play. Stowe City's Kaj Helström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timo Schinnenburg in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute Guido Burgstaller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaj Helström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mathias Bernwurz hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Emmanuel Stroh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stowe City's supporters rose to their feet, but Emmanuel Stroh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emerson Ferraz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Timo Schinnenburg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Kaj Helström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leo Freiherr in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kaj Helström saved Stowe City from getting behind. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emmanuel Stroh was the one to do the kick off. Niles Crane could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Emerson Ferraz made a huge save. In the 56th minute Emmanuel Stroh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Ferraz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Johnathan Haynes got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Emerson Ferraz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After having played for 58 minutes, Leo Bingham managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stowe City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leo Bingham was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kaj Helström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Freiherr in the 60th minute of play. In the 64th minute of the match Karel Dautzenberg sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kaj Helström skillfully saved the ball. In the 66th minute, Nathaniel Orlinsky hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stowe City's İsmail Pekşen was substituted for Emmanuel Stroh. After a rather tough play, Stowe City's Nathaniel Orlinsky got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 73rd minute Guido Burgstaller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaj Helström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Stowe City's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Freiherr came free, but Kaj Helström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emerson Ferraz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matt Briggs in the 77th minute of play. Kaj Helström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timo Schinnenburg in the 78th minute of play. Kaj Helström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Béla Strothmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Timo Schinnenburg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Kaj Helström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Burgstaller in the 84th minute of play forced Stowe City's goalkeeper Kaj Helström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emerson Ferraz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matt Briggs in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute of the match Stowe City got a corner. Möhnsen FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Johnathan Haynes ran over to the corner to take the kick. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Möhnsen FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Stowe City had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.