U18 World League

Arena Superstar
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Florian Walch kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Ed Grünewald hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of SUPERSTAR - DMZ booed when USS Enterprise was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ed Grünewald didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Adriano Sergipano could shoot a difficult shot in the 7th minute, which Bob Tudor however easily saved by the left post. Lazlo Ganzfried charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lazlo Ganzfried the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th match minute, USS Enterprise was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lazlo Ganzfried to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, SUPERSTAR - DMZ's Augusto Senna tried to score from far away in the 9th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. A collision led to SUPERSTAR - DMZ getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Adriano Sergipano hit a great ball. Donny Behr fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Mineiro having to interfere. Donny Behr might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rafael Mineiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Donny Behr ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luciano Matos during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 23rd match minute, SUPERSTAR - DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luciano Matos to maneuver through the defense. Rafael Mineiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florian Walch, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 30th minute, SUPERSTAR - DMZ's Arnaldo de Amorim seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Arnaldo de Amorim the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of SUPERSTAR - DMZ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Arnaldo de Amorim had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in SUPERSTAR - DMZ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 29th minute. Penalty! When Donny Behr came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the USS Enterprise fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Donny Behr couldn't finish the play. USS Enterprise's Donny Behr got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Augusto Senna kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, USS Enterprise's Donny Behr got a free kick in the 41st minute. Adriano Sergipano kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Donny Behr managed to get in a good position for a shot. USS Enterprise's supporters rose to their feet, but Donny Behr was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Mineiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

In the 53rd minute, Pierre Bachmayer 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. The supporters of SUPERSTAR - DMZ booed when USS Enterprise was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donny Behr didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Pierre Bachmayer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Florian Walch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Rafael Mineiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafael Mineiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florian Walch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 69 minutes, Augusto Senna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SUPERSTAR - DMZ and the USS Enterprise players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Florian Walch in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rafael Mineiro saved SUPERSTAR - DMZ from getting behind. SUPERSTAR - DMZ's Rafael Mineiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florian Walch in the 75th minute of play. A collision led to SUPERSTAR - DMZ getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Mário Medeiros hit a great ball. Ed Grünewald kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Augusto Senna hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. When the final whistle sounded USS Enterprise left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than SUPERSTAR - DMZ.