U18 World League

Hanne-Sobek-Stadion
Spectators: 7816 (Terracing: 5864, Seating: 1797, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lutz Ertel started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andi Godescheid got free with Vicente Nesto in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Justo Perpinya kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Vicente Nesto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andi Godescheid, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After 11 played minutes The Old Boys got a freekick which was hit by Generoso Koldobika. In the 15th match minute, The Old Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgardo Bartoli to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute, Tadeo Abarca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Old Boys fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Ambrosio Jerardo kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, one of The Old Boys:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for The Old Boys. Marcus Kraatz kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. The Old Boys's Vicente Nesto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lutz Ertel in the 34th minute of play. With a little luck, The Old Boys's Vicente Nesto got control of the ball when Andi Godescheid tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39th match minute, The Old Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Iratzeder to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 42 minutes, Anton Aicher managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hertha 1969's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anton Aicher was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edgardo Bartoli to strike the kick off in the second half. Lutz Ertel's late challenge caught a The Old Boys's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lutz Ertel helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th match minute, Hertha 1969 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lutz Ertel to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th minute Lutz Ertel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Nesto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, The Old Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Andi Godescheid came free, but Vicente Nesto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Lutz Ertel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vicente Nesto was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. After 61 played minutes The Old Boys got a freekick which was hit by Justo Perpinya. Vicente Nesto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karsten Wolsch in the 66th minute of the match. In the 67th minute Lutz Ertel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Nesto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vicente Nesto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andi Godescheid in the 69th minute of play. 70 minutes into the game, Lutz Ertel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Vicente Nesto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Old Boys's Vicente Nesto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lutz Ertel in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Lutz Ertel had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. 74 minutes into the game, Leonel Iratzeder was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Old Boys's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hertha 1969 the free kick. The supporters of Hertha 1969 booed when The Old Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonel Iratzeder didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Generoso Koldobika during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, The Old Boys's Generoso Koldobika got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 86th minute, Karsten Wolsch made a precise shot to the right of Vicente Nesto. The Old Boys's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. After 89 played minutes The Old Boys got a freekick which was hit by Edgardo Bartoli. Karsten Wolsch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Vicente Nesto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Hertha 1969 fully deserved thier win.