U18 World League

Altar of Sacrifice
Spectators: 7738 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gualter Secco started the match with the kick off. Tommi Braun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 9 minutes into the game, Gualter Secco recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Robin Riese. Gualter Secco showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. A collision led to Raining Blood getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Enrique Pombal hit a great ball. Tommi Braun struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Albertinho Mattos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FV Wienerwald. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felix Eberl during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Raining Blood getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Luís Eduardo Leão hit a great ball. In the 28th play minute Gualter Secco came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Robin Riese. 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in Raining Blood's zone, Erich Otten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Albertinho Mattos came out of the goal and Erich Otten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 32nd minute, FV Wienerwald's Nickolas Kaiser seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Nickolas Kaiser the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FV Wienerwald protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Nickolas Kaiser had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 33 played minutes FV Wienerwald got a freekick which was hit by Nickolas Kaiser. When Waldir Santos came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Raining Blood 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 Waldir Santos couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Erich Otten managed to get in a good position for a shot. FV Wienerwald's supporters rose to their feet, but Erich Otten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albertinho Mattos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Raining Blood defense, Tommi Braun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Albertinho Mattos. The Raining Blood fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Albertinho Mattos should have stopped the shot. FV Wienerwald's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Luís Eduardo Leão 42 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-1.

When Erich Otten came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the FV Wienerwald 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 Erich Otten couldn't finish the play. 59 minutes into the game, Luís Eduardo Leão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Raining Blood's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FV Wienerwald the free kick. After 59 played minutes Raining Blood got a freekick which was hit by Luís Eduardo Leão. Tommi Braun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FV Wienerwald's Gabriel Vanik was substituted for Johann Szczepanowski. Albertinho Mattos made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Erich Otten sent off a good shot on target. Robin Riese came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Raining Blood's Gualter Secco. But to his dismay, Gualter Secco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Robin Riese showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gualter Secco, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Robin Riese took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Eduardo Leão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Raining Blood's Victor Linares got a free kick in the 86th minute. A long shot from Tommi Braun in the 87th minute of play was well struck, but Albertinho Mattos made a really good save at the right post. In the 94th minute of the match, Gernot Rosentreter got a very nice opportunity to score, but Albertinho Mattos was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Raining Blood walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.