U21 World League

Arena Almeidão
Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Harald Delb got the match started through his kick off. Steffen Konsel's late challenge caught a E. C. Flamengo Paraibano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Steffen Konsel helped the player get up and apologised. After 4 played minutes FV Wienerwald got a freekick which was hit by Steffen Konsel. After 9 minutes, Erberk Tunçkol mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the E. C. Flamengo Paraibano and the FV Wienerwald players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 10th minute Harald Delb shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mané Barreto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Norman-Alexander Wellmann made an important save on a dangerous shot by Albin Anundsson in the 11th minute. E. C. Flamengo Paraibano's Mané Barreto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harald Delb in the 15th minute of play. Edinho Dantas hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Harald Delb's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mané Barreto was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. When Frank-Dieter Strauss fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FV Wienerwald's protests and gave Frank-Dieter Strauss a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FV Wienerwald getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Frank-Dieter Strauss hit a great ball. Albin Anundsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Norman-Alexander Wellmann made a huge save. Mané Barreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-André Dospel in the 21st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erberk Tunçkol in the 25th minute of play forced FV Wienerwald's goalkeeper Norman-Alexander Wellmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mané Barreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harald Delb in the 32nd minute of play. In the 39th minute, Andrzej Solarek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mané Barreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harald Delb in the 41st minute of play. The supporters of FV Wienerwald booed when E. C. Flamengo Paraibano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrzej Solarek didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 48 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for E. C. Flamengo Paraibano! Walter Saenger placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erberk Tunçkol to make the kick off. During the 55th minute of the match Erberk Tunçkol completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Erberk Tunçkol a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Erberk Tunçkol hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Andrzej Solarek's late challenge caught a FV Wienerwald's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andrzej Solarek helped the player get up and apologised. Andrzej Solarek hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vivaldo Cunha during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 59th minute, Vivaldo Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FV Wienerwald made a substitution. Bastian Buchwalder replaced Jo Jani. 71 minutes into the game, E. C. Flamengo Paraibano's Albin Anundsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Norman-Alexander Wellmann made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The supporters of FV Wienerwald booed when E. C. Flamengo Paraibano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vivaldo Cunha didn't get a good kick on the ball. FV Wienerwald's Robin-Pascal Rohrschneider was substituted for Hartmut Wannemacher. In the 79th match minute, E. C. Flamengo Paraibano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vivaldo Cunha to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the game, Jan-André Dospel recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Mané Barreto. Jan-André Dospel showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. In the 84th minute, Albano Piearres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Harald Delb's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Mané Barreto skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a defensive mix-up in FV Wienerwald's zone, Bernardinho Vaz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Norman-Alexander Wellmann came out of the goal and Bernardinho Vaz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.