U23 World League

SuRpRiSe ArenA
Spectators: 8122 (Terracing: 6094, Seating: 1867, VIP seats: 161) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pascal Prinzing got the match started through his kick off. When Loy Herbold came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Hertha 1969 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 Loy Herbold couldn't finish the play. After 13 played minutes SuRpRiSe got a freekick which was hit by Edmund Domaradzki. 16 minutes into the match, SuRpRiSe's goal looked a bit too open when Hendrik Behloch came free, but Kacper Juzda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hertha 1969's Moritz Trehkopf proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Hertha 1969 from getting a goal against them. 22 minutes into the match, Loy Herbold notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of SuRpRiSe's Kacper Juzda. Kacper Juzda was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Pascal Prinzing's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kacper Juzda was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Hertha 1969 were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after SuRpRiSe's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hendrik Behloch took the corner. After taking down the ball on Hertha 1969's corner Hendrik Behloch fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kacper Juzda quite easily take care of the ball. In the 34th minute of the match Hertha 1969 got a corner. SuRpRiSe's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hendrik Behloch ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Hertha 1969's corner Hendrik Behloch fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kacper Juzda quite easily take care of the ball. SuRpRiSe's Kacper Juzda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loy Herbold in the 37th minute of play. With his leg Moritz Trehkopf managed to avoid a goal in the 40thth minute, when SuRpRiSe's Staf Swings fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radowit Ciechocki in the 42nd minute of play forced Hertha 1969's goalkeeper Moritz Trehkopf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dariusz Pusiak's late challenge caught a Hertha 1969's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dariusz Pusiak helped the player get up and apologised. In the 43rd minute, Dariusz Pusiak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Staf Swings could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Moritz Trehkopf made a huge save. Pascal Prinzing hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. 47 minutes into the match, Hertha 1969's goalkeeper Moritz Trehkopf had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Radowit Ciechocki. A collision led to SuRpRiSe getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Dariusz Pusiak hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Staf Swings to strike the kick off in the second half. Moritz Trehkopf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Staf Swings, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 64 played minutes SuRpRiSe got a freekick which was hit by Staf Swings. Hertha 1969 made a substitution. Wolf-Rüdiger Bügen replaced Calvin Strohmayer. Staf Swings might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Moritz Trehkopf. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Staf Swings ran back to his position shaking his head. Hertha 1969's Moritz Trehkopf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Staf Swings in the 68th minute of play. Hertha 1969's Moritz Trehkopf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Staf Swings in the 69th minute of play. Kacper Juzda made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Gero Andersen sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gero Andersen got free with Kacper Juzda in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 74th minute Staf Swings shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moritz Trehkopf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SuRpRiSe's Kacper Juzda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save SuRpRiSe from getting a goal against them. Hendrik Behloch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kacper Juzda having to interfere. SuRpRiSe's Dariusz Pusiak managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Wilfried Biehle in the 90 minute of the game. Moritz Trehkopf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radowit Ciechocki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wolf-Rüdiger Bügen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Kacper Juzda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Hertha 1969 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.