World League

KINROAD the BEST
Spectators: 7555 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Rot-Weiss-Essen's Octavian Basten 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. Mesut Özil hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hugo Haupt during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 3rd match minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Haupt to maneuver through the defense. In the 4th minute, Kryspin Banach hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 8 minutes into the match, KINROAD's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Haupt came free, but Gavino Belarmo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristof De Ryck in the 12th minute of play. Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristof De Ryck in the 18th minute of play. Gregorio Mundo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. August Hoffmanns tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ingmar Stempfle hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Gavino Belarmo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Haupt, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Gregorio Mundo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 34thth minute, August Hoffmanns skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Gavino Belarmo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mesut Özil in the 36th minute of the match. The supporters of KINROAD booed when Rot-Weiss-Essen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octavian Basten didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gregorio Mundo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but August Hoffmanns made a huge save. 41 minutes into the match, Gregorio Mundo notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns. August Hoffmanns was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 46thth minute of the game Gregorio Mundo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gregorio Mundo in the 47thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of August Hoffmanns, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Kristof De Ryck's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but August Hoffmanns read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregorio Mundo in the 52nd minute of play forced Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper August Hoffmanns to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rdth minute of the game Gregorio Mundo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 55 minutes, Gavino Belarmo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After taking down the ball on Rot-Weiss-Essen's corner Maximilian Henning fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gavino Belarmo quite easily take care of the ball. If Kristof De Ryck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Joaquin Rami managed to get in a good position for a shot. KINROAD's supporters rose to their feet, but Joaquin Rami was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. August Hoffmanns breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. August Hoffmanns took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gregorio Mundo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hugo Haupt was shown his second yellow card after 65 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 65 played minutes Rot-Weiss-Essen got a freekick which was hit by Hugo Haupt. 66 minutes into the match, Rot-Weiss-Essen's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquin Rami came free, but August Hoffmanns reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Rot-Weiss-Essen's Gavino Belarmo threw himself towards the right post 68 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Anestis Kotsopoulos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. August Hoffmanns stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gregorio Mundo's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. KINROAD were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Rot-Weiss-Essen's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Emilio Alfonso took the corner. KINROAD's Emilio Alfonso was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but August Hoffmanns in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. August Hoffmanns stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gregorio Mundo's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. KINROAD were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after Rot-Weiss-Essen's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Emilio Alfonso took the corner. KINROAD's Emilio Alfonso was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but August Hoffmanns in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the game's 77th minute KINROAD's Emilio Alfonso took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of August Hoffmanns and thus the score was 2-0. Mesut Özil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Gavino Belarmo made a huge save. August Hoffmanns took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gregorio Mundo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 83 played minutes Rot-Weiss-Essen got a freekick which was hit by Octavian Basten. 84 minutes into the match, Rot-Weiss-Essen's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquin Rami came free, but August Hoffmanns reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 90 minutes Rot-Weiss-Essen's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Emilio Alfonso who took care of the corner kick. In the 93rd minute, Gentil Vaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gavino Belarmo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximilian Henning in the 93rd minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Rot-Weiss-Essen players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for KINROAD.