U21 World League

Jahnstadion
Spectators: 8437 (Terracing: 6329, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabiano Abraão started the match with the kick off. Wei Hong Ning sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yuan Qi made in the 9th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Jan Thomas. In the 16thth minute of the game Fabiano Abraão who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but West Staines Massive's Kay Becker was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Róbson Linares got control of the ball when Christian Lekubegi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 19th minute Kong Gang Feng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Róbson Linares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. West Staines Massive's Kay Becker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Pitta in the 22nd minute of play. Christian Lekubegi in the 24thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Róbson Linares, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Róbson Linares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harry Arndt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute, Yuan Qi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Kong Gang Feng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee felt a red card was in order, 39 minutes into the game, when Lion Ernst put in a rough tackle. 39 minutes into the game, one of West Staines Massive:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After a long run with the ball, Humberto Pitta did a trick in the 41st minute in front of West Staines Massive's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 0-1. An impressive performance by Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Humberto Pitta! An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Lekubegi in the 47th minute of play forced Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goalkeeper Róbson Linares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Róbson Linares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Lekubegi in the 47th minute of play. The West Staines Massive players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Merusca F&P - CIMZ were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Christian Lekubegi to make the kick off. Róbson Linares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Thomas, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After a rather tough play, West Staines Massive's Harry Arndt got a free kick in the 56th minute. 57 minutes into the match, West Staines Massive's goal looked a bit too open when Fabiano Abraão came free, but Kay Becker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wei Hong Ning in the 65th minute of play forced Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goalkeeper Róbson Linares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Humberto Pitta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kay Becker having to interfere. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Róbson Linares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Lekubegi in the 69th minute of play. Christian Lekubegi kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, West Staines Massive's goalkeeper Kay Becker had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Augusto Esteves. After a rather tough play, West Staines Massive's Jan Thomas got a free kick in the 84th minute. In the 85th minute of the match, Carlos Augusto Esteves tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kay Becker saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 85 minutes into the match, Carlos Augusto Esteves dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kay Becker, 1-2. West Staines Massive's Kay Becker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Augusto Esteves in the 90th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Augusto Esteves in the 93rd minute of play forced West Staines Massive's goalkeeper Kay Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle went the supporters of Merusca F&P - CIMZ were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant West Staines Massive side.