U23 World League

Nenndorfer Sportpark
Spectators: 7851 (Terracing: 5889, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 156) VfL Bad Nenndorf's Remo Borges played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Totyo Koshtrov in the 3rd minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, Boubacar Otabo lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Ceferino Neto. Lou Harnack sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Joško Gvardiol hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After 14 minutes, Timo Geyer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VfL Bad Nenndorf and the THE CLUB players grew even worse after the yellow card. Svetozar Popchev's late challenge caught a VfL Bad Nenndorf's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Svetozar Popchev helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, THE CLUB's Svetozar Popchev got a free kick in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Totyo Koshtrov in the 19th minute of play forced VfL Bad Nenndorf's goalkeeper Remo Borges to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute Winfried Pape shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ceferino Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Totyo Koshtrov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Erasmus Kläsener managed to get in a good position for a shot. VfL Bad Nenndorf's supporters rose to their feet, but Erasmus Kläsener was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ceferino Neto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 33rd minute Totyo Koshtrov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remo Borges saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 37 minutes, Lou Harnack managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VfL Bad Nenndorf's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lou Harnack was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lou Harnack in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ceferino Neto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 41st match minute, THE CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Subin Cheshankov to maneuver through the defense. Ceferino Neto made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Boubacar Otabo sent off a good shot on target. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Boubacar Otabo in the 54th minute of play forced THE CLUB's goalkeeper Ceferino Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 54 minutes into the match, THE CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Boubacar Otabo came free, but Ceferino Neto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ceferino Neto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boubacar Otabo in the 55th minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Clemens Frühauf got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ceferino Neto quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 63rd minute Boubacar Otabo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ceferino Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Winfried Pape had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Winfried Pape's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ceferino Neto was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. A collision led to VfL Bad Nenndorf getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Clemens Frühauf hit a great ball. After 87 played minutes THE CLUB got a freekick which was hit by Arkadiusz Bendyk. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Winfried Pape managed to get in a good position for a shot. VfL Bad Nenndorf's supporters rose to their feet, but Winfried Pape was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ceferino Neto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.