U21 World League

Arena Fonte Nova
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Alois Ritschel made the kick off and thus started the match. 6 minutes into the game, Mochila FC's Zé Roberto Fonseca nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matthias Merk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. When Balus Treter's Alois Ritschel in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mochila FC's goalie prevented a goal. Zé Roberto Fonseca scored 2-0 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matthias Merk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 23rd minute Zé Roberto Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthias Merk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Alois Ritschel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tostão Varela was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Matthias Merk made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Zé Roberto Fonseca sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Mochila FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Dorian Porto hit a great ball. The throw-in from Paulus Schommer in the 36th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Mochila FC's Erik Amorim. If Zé Roberto Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st minute, Mochila FC's Zé Roberto Fonseca ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Matthias Merk. Matthias Merk yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zé Roberto Fonseca to make the kick off. Zé Roberto Fonseca struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Matthias Merk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mochila FC. After a defensive mix-up in Balus Treter's zone, Zé Roberto Fonseca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matthias Merk came out of the goal and Zé Roberto Fonseca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zé Roberto Fonseca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Matthias Merk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68th minute Geovanni da Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthias Merk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Don Rudolf's late challenge caught a Mochila FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Don Rudolf helped the player get up and apologised. In the 68th match minute, Balus Treter was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Don Rudolf to maneuver through the defense. Balus Treter's Matthias Merk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Roberto Fonseca in the 72nd minute of play. In the 76thth minute of the game Zé Roberto Fonseca who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Balus Treter's Matthias Merk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ferhan Yörük made in the 78th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Zé Roberto Fonseca immediately put the ball in play. In the 79th minute Zé Roberto Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthias Merk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geovanni da Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matthias Merk having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mochila FC had played much better football throughout.