U23 World League

Jahnstadion
Spectators: 8573 (Terracing: 6431, Seating: 1971, VIP seats: 171) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Patrick Galvão made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpected shot in the 2nd minute by Patrick Galvão got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Galvão in the 4th minute of play forced Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goalkeeper Panait Hațegan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuel Hall kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Panait Hațegan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michael Weniger in the 12th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Wei Hong Ning came free, but Panait Hațegan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Panait Hațegan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Tractorul Satulung -MM- from getting a goal against them. Wei Hong Nings short, quick shot in the 22ndth minute got Panait Hațegan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Panait Hațegan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wei Hong Ning in the 24th minute of play. West Staines Massive's Calvin Kuckhoff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mădălin Cangeopol in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goalkeeper Panait Hațegan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 32 minutes into the match, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Wei Hong Ning came free, but Panait Hațegan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Tractorul Satulung -MM- fans' excitement grew in the 35th match minute when Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Mădălin Cangeopol looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Wei Hong Ning kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 37thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s keeper Panait Hațegan was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Dan Rowell received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Panait Hațegan came out and tried to block the shot, but Dan Rowell slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 42nd minute. Heintje Gamarra hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Mugur Cenușă hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Panait Hațegan got control of the ball when Helmuth Follmann tried to sneak it across the goal line. West Staines Massive's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Helmuth Follmann in the 48th minute. West Staines Massive's Helmuth Follmann was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Panait Hațegan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Mădălin Cangeopol kicked well hit freekick during the 49th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mădălin Cangeopol to make the kick off. Panait Hațegan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wei Hong Ning in the 55th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Romão Zarco in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Panait Hațegan saved Tractorul Satulung -MM- from getting behind. After a rather tough play, West Staines Massive's Helmuth Follmann got a free kick in the 58th minute. Wei Hong Ning spun around in front of the goal 63 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goal. With 65 minutes on the clock, Ovidiu Șişman commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 69th minute, Mădălin Cangeopol 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. Panait Hațegan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wei Hong Ning, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panait Hațegan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wei Hong Ning in the 80th minute of play. After a rather tough play, West Staines Massive's Helmuth Follmann got a free kick in the 86th minute. Helmuth Follmann kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Michael Weniger had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Panait Hațegan. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Michael Weniger was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Panait Hațegan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wei Hong Ning's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. In the 96th play minute Alper Benli came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Calvin Kuckhoff. 3-2. Alper Benli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 101st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Calvin Kuckhoff having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the West Staines Massive players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.