World League

Lusail
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lion Messi started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes SC Otten got a freekick which was hit by Nils Neufeld. Tadeu Koehler recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. SC Otten's Hette Kiewiet was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dibag Martinez in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Cícero Proença made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Martinez in the 21st minute of play. In the 25th minute Norman Ackermann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dibag Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SC Otten's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hette Kiewiet in the 26th minute. SC Otten's Hette Kiewiet was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dibag Martinez in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 31st minute Lion Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cícero Proença saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cícero Proença showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ángel-Fabián Di María, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. If Petruț Măliță had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, SC Otten's Nils Neufeld got a free kick in the 43rd minute. An unexpected shot in the 44th minute by Leandro Paredes got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lion Messi in the 46th minute of play forced SC Otten's goalkeeper Cícero Proença to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Dibag Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petruț Măliță, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dibag Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petruț Măliță, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Cícero Proença showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Martinez in the 56th minute of the match. With a little luck, La Scaloneta's Dibag Martinez got control of the ball when Nils Neufeld tried to sneak it across the goal line. SC Otten's Lucas Bergvall was substituted for Petruț Măliță. In the 64th minute, Enzo Fernández hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 66 minutes into the match, SC Otten's goal looked a bit too open when Lion Messi came free, but Cícero Proença reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SC Otten's Cícero Proença played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Martinez in the 78th minute of play. Dibag Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norman Ackermann in the 80th minute of the match. Dibag Martinez made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Gunnar Halleck sent off a good shot on target. SC Otten's Cícero Proença played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ángel-Fabián Di María in the 84th minute of play. SC Otten's Cícero Proença played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ángel-Fabián Di María in the 85th minute of play. Paulo Dybala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cícero Proença having to interfere. Ángel-Fabián Di María kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. SC Otten's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.