U18 World League

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Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ronnie Hitzing started the match with the kick off. Jupp Schultheiss made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hilario Baladi in the 8th minute of play. When Ronnie Hitzing fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fc Schönhagen's protests and gave Ronnie Hitzing a yellow card for diving instead. Ronnie Hitzing kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Ronnie Hitzing kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Candido Haitz. That made the score 1-1 in the 15 minute of play. Kevin Heerckes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Candido Haitz having to interfere. Candido Haitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronnie Hitzing in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute Antonio Eate shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jupp Schultheiss saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute, Kevin Heerckes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Holger Köppchen hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Jupp Schultheiss took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Eate, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 42 minutes, Ekkehard Clemens mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fc Schönhagen and the ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fc Schönhagen's Ekkehard Clemens got his second yellow card of the match in the 44th minute. The referee ordered Ekkehard Clemens off the ground. A collision led to Fc Schönhagen getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Ekkehard Clemens hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antonio Eate made a kick off. The supporters of ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ booed when Fc Schönhagen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronnie Hitzing didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Fc Schönhagen's Jochen Wolters got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 64th minute of the match, Antonio Eate got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jupp Schultheiss was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When Antonio Eate in the 70th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Jupp Schultheiss kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-3 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. The supporters of ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ booed when Fc Schönhagen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Irmin Berntsen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antonio Eate's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 78thth minute, Jupp Schultheiss skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s Gustavo Gaizkine suffered a sore thigh after 81 minutes and couldn't finish the game. In the 82nd minute, Holger Köppchen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jupp Schultheiss showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Eate, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Jupp Schultheiss made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joel Rafe in the 87th minute. 92 minutes into the match, Fc Schönhagen's goalkeeper Jupp Schultheiss had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antonio Eate. 96 minutes in the game, Hilario Baladi fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Jupp Schultheiss having to interfere. ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.