World League

Lusail
Spectators: 7582 (Terracing: 5687, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alex Mansilha made the kick off which started today's match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lion Messi in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paul Heyckendorf saved Academica Pulheim from getting behind. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Academica Pulheim's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ángel-Fabián Di María was slow to take the kick. During this time La Scaloneta's players had a chance to rest. Thilo Prinz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 8 minutes of play, Academica Pulheim's Alex Mansilha made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dibag Martinez was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 13thth minute of the game Alex Mansilha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Scaloneta's Dibag Martinez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 17 minutes into the match, La Scaloneta's Ángel-Fabián Di María broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Jacek Gerster charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jacek Gerster the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Academica Pulheim's Jacek Gerster got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Dibag Martinez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Biehlert in the 27th minute of play. Paul Heyckendorf made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leandro Paredes in the 29th minute. In the 31st minute Pinkus Mack 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. In the 32nd minute Hugó Bøss 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. Dibag Martinez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hugó Bøss's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Hugó Bøss fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dibag Martinez having to interfere. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Academica Pulheim's goalkeeper Paul Heyckendorf, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dibag Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Biehlert, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lautaro Martinez was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Leandro Paredes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Heyckendorf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paul Heyckendorf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lion Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Dibag Martinez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thilo Prinz in the 62nd minute of play. La Scaloneta's Dibag Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pinkus Mack in the 63rd minute of play. Dibag Martinez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hugó Bøss in the 65th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roman Biehlert got free with Dibag Martinez in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hugó Bøss could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Dibag Martinez made a huge save. Hugó Bøss's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dibag Martinez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Enzo Fernández hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th match minute, La Scaloneta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Fernández to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 81 minutes, Lautaro Martinez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Scaloneta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Martinez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to La Scaloneta getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Alexis Mac Allister hit a great ball. La Scaloneta's Dibag Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Mansilha in the 91st minute of play. Academica Pulheim's Paul Heyckendorf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Martinez in the 94th minute of play. In the 94th minute Lautaro Martinez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Heyckendorf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Academica Pulheim eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.