World League

Heppenbach
Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joseph Asklöv started the match with the kick off. Fang Bin Tian might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Urbano Saturnin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fang Bin Tian ran back to his position shaking his head. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesare Punta in the 10th minute of the match. Forza Heppenbach's Hans-Joachim Amerhauser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joseph Asklöv in the 11th minute of play. Kristen Van Den Eijnde hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute, Joseph Asklöv ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. With a little luck, Sao Brasola's Urbano Saturnin got control of the ball when Edgar Ciolofan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesare Punta in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25thth minute of the game Cesare Punta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Forza Heppenbach's Hans-Joachim Amerhauser was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Urbano Saturnin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stephan Appiah in the 28th minute of the match. Cesare Punta scored 0-2 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hans-Joachim Amerhauser, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Sao Brasola defense, Fang Bin Tian kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Urbano Saturnin. The Sao Brasola fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Urbano Saturnin should have stopped the shot. 42 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben de Wolf came free, but Urbano Saturnin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sao Brasola's Urbano Saturnin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brent Desmet in the 44th minute of play. Urbano Saturnin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben de Wolf, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The Forza Heppenbach players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sao Brasola were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fang Bin Tian to make the kick off. Sao Brasola's Elia Di Vincenzo got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edgar Ciolofan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute, Stephan Appiah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 57 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's goalkeeper Hans-Joachim Amerhauser had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cesare Punta. The Sao Brasola fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when Sao Brasola's Elia Di Vincenzo 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 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Sao Brasola's Caetano Velasques got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesare Punta in the 63rd minute of play forced Forza Heppenbach's goalkeeper Hans-Joachim Amerhauser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elia Di Vincenzo in the 65th minute of the match. Urbano Saturnin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fang Bin Tian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ruben de Wolf in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Urbano Saturnin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 70th minute Forza Heppenbach were awarded a corner. Brent Desmet went to the cornerflag to take it. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elia Di Vincenzo in the 74th minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Cesare Punta made a precise shot to the right of Hans-Joachim Amerhauser. Forza Heppenbach's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. After some careless play in the Sao Brasola defense, Fang Bin Tian kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Urbano Saturnin. The Sao Brasola fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Urbano Saturnin should have stopped the shot. 90 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben de Wolf came free, but Urbano Saturnin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Forza Heppenbach's Hans-Joachim Amerhauser proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Forza Heppenbach from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cesare Punta got free with Hans-Joachim Amerhauser in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sao Brasola played a much better game than Forza Heppenbach and deserved their victory. The Forza Heppenbach players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.