U18 World League

Field of Despair
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Möhnsen FC's Yavuz Köffers 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. In the 4th minute, Knut Naumann got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 6th minute of the match, Knut Kuschel tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ladislao Nesto saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 10 minutes, Yavuz Köffers mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Möhnsen FC and the Boulogne F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Konrad Bogs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Joey in the 11th minute of play. Victorino Garci struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Konrad Bogs didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Boulogne F.C.. A collision led to Boulogne F.C. getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Paolo Selatse hit a great ball. Konrad Bogs didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fernando Joey went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Yavuz Köffers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ladislao Nesto was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. After having played for 33 minutes, Knut Naumann managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Möhnsen FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Knut Naumann was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Fernando Joey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Boulogne F.C.'s Marcelino Lucado got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yavuz Köffers recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 45th minute Fernando Joey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konrad Bogs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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. Fernando Joey was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute, Mark Stedefeldt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 56 minutes into the game, Fernando Joey lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Konrad Bogs. After 60 minutes of play, Boulogne F.C.'s Fernando Joey made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Konrad Bogs was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paolo Selatse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Konrad Bogs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yavuz Köffers recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 72 minutes into the game, Marcelino Lucado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Boulogne F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Möhnsen FC the free kick. In the 72nd minute, Marcelino Lucado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Melquiades Tabor during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 74th minute of the game. One of Boulogne F.C.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Möhnsen FC:s goal. Fernando Joey took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Konrad Bogs. Konrad Bogs dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. 85 minutes into the match, Möhnsen FC's goalkeeper Konrad Bogs had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victorino Garci. Konrad Bogs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Joey, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Joey in the 92nd minute of play forced Möhnsen FC's goalkeeper Konrad Bogs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded Boulogne F.C. left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Möhnsen FC.