World League

Hanne-Sobek-Stadion
Spectators: 7668 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hector Bladi started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Gigel Elenescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Svetlozar Karamihov. Big Babousa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gigel Elenescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 8 minutes into the match, Nils Hovermann dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Svetlozar Karamihov, 2-0. 11 minutes into the match, Hertha 1969's goal looked a bit too open when Marcial Elgueta came free, but Rune Jarstein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Hertha 1969's Rupert Heidingsfelder in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Big Babousa's goalie prevented a goal. Hertha 1969's Rune Jarstein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Bladi in the 22nd minute of play. Rune Jarstein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcial Elgueta in the 26th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Hertha 1969's goal looked a bit too open when Marcial Elgueta came free, but Rune Jarstein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Hertha 1969's Rupert Heidingsfelder got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Hertha 1969's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Bladi came free, but Rune Jarstein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rune Jarstein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rick Sánchez in the 36th minute of play. Gigel Elenescu kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Rune Jarstein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcial Elgueta, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Rune Jarstein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcial Elgueta in the 46th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rupert Heidingsfelder was the one to do the kick off. Big Babousa's Svetlozar Karamihov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Josua Borger in the 51st minute of play. In the 54th minute Hector Bladi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rune Jarstein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 56th play minutes Hector Bladi shot 2-1, a short shot which went by Rune Jarstein and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 58th minute, Lisandro Vigil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Svetlozar Karamihov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gigel Elenescu in the 59th minute of the match. Hertha 1969's Rune Jarstein proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Hertha 1969 from getting a goal against them. After 64 minutes Hertha 1969's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rick Sánchez who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Rick Sánchez almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Hertha 1969's Rune Jarstein did a great save. Rick Sánchez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nils Hovermann kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Big Babousa's Ben Breton was substituted for Hector Bladi. The throw-in from Lisandro Vigil in the 78th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Hertha 1969's Stefan Mayer. 79 minutes into the match, Hertha 1969's goal looked a bit too open when Marcial Elgueta came free, but Rune Jarstein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hertha 1969's Rune Jarstein proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Hertha 1969 from getting a goal against them. In the 88th minute, Marcial Elgueta made a precise shot to the right of Rune Jarstein. Hertha 1969's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Rune Jarstein made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ben Breton in the 93rd minute. Big Babousa's Svetlozar Karamihov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rupert Heidingsfelder in the 94th minute of play. Hertha 1969's Nils Hovermann got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Hertha 1969 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Big Babousa were clearly better and deserved to take the win.