World League

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Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) VfL Bad Nenndorf's Themis Papadimoulis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Tom Røise made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Themis Papadimoulis in the 5th minute of play. Boubacar Otabo hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. When Róbert Štriker came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the VfL Bad Nenndorf 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 Róbert Štriker couldn't finish the play. A collision led to SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Lin Jie Chuan hit a great ball. Themis Papadimoulis might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tom Røise. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Themis Papadimoulis ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 14th minute Themis Papadimoulis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tom Røise saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. VfL Bad Nenndorf's Themis Papadimoulis got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tom Røise showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boubacar Otabo, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. If Topi Nick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lucrețiu Brătescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Topi Nick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ediberto Rodrigues might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lucrețiu Brătescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ediberto Rodrigues ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbert Štriker in the 47th minute of play forced SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's goalkeeper Tom Røise to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Topi Nick made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Themis Papadimoulis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tom Røise was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. 57 minutes into the game, Róbert Štriker recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tom Røise. Róbert Štriker showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. In the 60thth minute of the game Themis Papadimoulis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's Tom Røise was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's Tom Røise played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Themis Papadimoulis in the 63rd minute of play. After 67 minutes, Kang Yun Chao mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VfL Bad Nenndorf and the SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 68 played minutes VfL Bad Nenndorf got a freekick which was hit by Kang Yun Chao. In the 68th minute of the match Vladimiro Tindall sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lucrețiu Brătescu skillfully saved the ball. In the 72nd minute of the match VfL Bad Nenndorf got a corner. SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zsolt Székely ran over to the corner to take the kick. 75 minutes into the game, Themis Papadimoulis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Tom Røise was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tom Røise showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Róbert Štriker in the 80th minute of the match. Tom Røise showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Themis Papadimoulis in the 88th minute of the match. After 89 minutes SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zsolt Székely who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's Ediberto Rodrigues got a free kick in the 91st minute. When the match was over VfL Bad Nenndorf could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT throughout the match.