World League

Cura Land
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Alex Mansilha made the kick off and thus started the match. Eriberto Erlantz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Mansilha in the 8th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Academica Pulheim's goal looked a bit too open when Alfred Pawelczyk came free, but Paul Heyckendorf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 11 minutes, Aureliano Fidencio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cura del Futbol and the Academica Pulheim players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 12th minute, Joachim Kretschmer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Academica Pulheim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 16th minute Lutz Golke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Erlantz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Natalio Gergori hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. 21 minutes into the match, Cura del Futbol's goal looked a bit too open when Lutz Golke came free, but Eriberto Erlantz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eriberto Erlantz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kurt Ahrem went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 26th minute, Kurt Ahrem ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eriberto Erlantz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. In the 29th minute Alex Mansilha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Erlantz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eriberto Erlantz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Ahrem, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Cura del Futbol's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Mansilha came free, but Eriberto Erlantz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Cura del Futbol defense, Alex Mansilha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eriberto Erlantz. The Cura del Futbol fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eriberto Erlantz should have stopped the shot. Eriberto Erlantz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joachim Kretschmer in the 37th minute of the match. Paul Heyckendorf made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfred Pawelczyk in the 38th minute. 44 minutes into the match, Academica Pulheim's goal looked a bit too open when Alfred Pawelczyk came free, but Paul Heyckendorf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cura del Futbol's Eriberto Erlantz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Mansilha in the 45th minute of play. A collision led to Cura del Futbol getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Aureliano Fidencio hit a great ball. Eriberto Erlantz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joachim Kretschmer went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. After the first half Academica Pulheim were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alfred Pawelczyk was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Ahrem in the 53rd minute of play forced Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper Eriberto Erlantz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Raul Abadia fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cura del Futbol's protests and gave Raul Abadia a yellow card for diving instead. Cura del Futbol's Eriberto Erlantz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Mansilha in the 56th minute of play. Academica Pulheim's Zbigniew Setara was substituted for Kurt Ahrem. Academica Pulheim's Maxime Vrints was substituted for Lutz Golke. The supporters of Academica Pulheim booed when Cura del Futbol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aureliano Fidencio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Academica Pulheim's Alex Mansilha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eriberto Erlantz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 61st minute, Alfred Pawelczyk ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paul Heyckendorf was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxime Vrints in the 64th minute of play forced Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper Eriberto Erlantz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute Alex Mansilha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Erlantz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eriberto Erlantz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxime Vrints in the 67th minute of play. Eriberto Erlantz made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Alex Mansilha sent off a good shot on target. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper Eriberto Erlantz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 73rd minute, Academica Pulheim's Maxime Vrints ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Eriberto Erlantz. Eriberto Erlantz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-6. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex Mansilha got free with Eriberto Erlantz in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Cura del Futbol booed when Academica Pulheim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Mansilha didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Academica Pulheim's Alex Mansilha got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 87th minute, Bonifacio Reynardo made a precise shot to the right of Paul Heyckendorf. Academica Pulheim's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-6. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, Eriberto Erlantz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 93 minutes into the match, Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper Eriberto Erlantz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex Mansilha. Cura del Futbol's Eriberto Erlantz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxime Vrints in the 94th minute of play. In the 96th minute Joachim Kretschmer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Erlantz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Academica Pulheim's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.