U18 World League

VB TEAM ARENA
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Timo Koenig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duda Gerber having to interfere. Martin Rehmer might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Duda Gerber. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Martin Rehmer ran back to his position shaking his head. Duda Gerber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roland Kiesenebner in the 20th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, StopBuyingToken's Philipp Dieckmann got a free kick in the 22nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aloísio Vianna in the 26th minute of play forced StopBuyingToken's goalkeeper Robert Behrens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rouven Assmann struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Duda Gerber didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for StopBuyingToken. Duda Gerber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rouven Assmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After a rather tough play, Belotaurus FC's Bruninho Trevisan got a free kick in the 31st minute. 32 minutes into the match, Belotaurus FC's goal looked a bit too open when David-Pascal Metzler came free, but Duda Gerber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 38 played minutes, StopBuyingToken's Rouven Assmann shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Duda Gerber came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in StopBuyingToken reached it. After 40 played minutes, StopBuyingToken's Rouven Assmann shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Duda Gerber came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in StopBuyingToken reached it. After 43 minutes, Martin Rehmer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the StopBuyingToken and the Belotaurus FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to StopBuyingToken getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Martin Rehmer hit a great ball. In the 44th minute, Aloísio Vianna 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. StopBuyingToken's Peter Kappel suffered a sprained foot after 48 minutes and couldn't finish the game. StopBuyingToken made a substitution. Yanick Schicklgruber replaced Peter Kappel. In the 50th match minute, Belotaurus FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enéas Cunha to maneuver through the defense. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell David-Pascal Metzler to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Roland Kiesenebner managed to get in a good position for a shot. StopBuyingToken's supporters rose to their feet, but Roland Kiesenebner was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Duda Gerber breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, StopBuyingToken's Timo Koenig got a free kick in the 56th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Belotaurus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rouven Assmann came free, but Duda Gerber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 62 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for StopBuyingToken! Bruninho Trevisan kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Martin Rehmer who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 72ndth minute tested the skills of Duda Gerber when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 74 minutes into the match, StopBuyingToken's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Botelho came free, but Robert Behrens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute of the match Belotaurus FC got a corner. StopBuyingToken's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gino Torres ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to Belotaurus FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Chiquinho Linares hit a great ball. In the 83rd minute, Bruninho Trevisan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belotaurus FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Duda Gerber made an important save on a dangerous shot by Martin Rehmer in the 90th minute. A collision led to Belotaurus FC getting a freekick after 100 minutes play. Flávio Leite hit a great ball. StopBuyingToken's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.