World League

Nenndorfer Sportpark
Spectators: 8045 (Terracing: 6035, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 160) Ionuț Cosoroabă's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lucrețiu Brătescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ionuț Cosoroabă in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lucrețiu Brătescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 5th minute Romanian Gods™ were awarded a corner. Ionuț Cosoroabă went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Ionuț Cosoroabă almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but VfL Bad Nenndorf's Lucrețiu Brătescu did a great save. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind VfL Bad Nenndorf's goalkeeper Lucrețiu Brătescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Isac Murgan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Themis Papadimoulis in the 9th minute of play. Lv Kun Liang could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Isac Murgan made a huge save. VfL Bad Nenndorf's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zsolt Székely in the 16th minute. It was a well-played corner which Lv Kun Liang managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The corner ended in Ionuț Cosoroabă almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but VfL Bad Nenndorf's Lucrețiu Brătescu did a great save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Li Fei in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lucrețiu Brătescu saved VfL Bad Nenndorf from getting behind. Isac Murgan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Róbert Štriker in the 20th minute of the match. VfL Bad Nenndorf were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after Romanian Gods™'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Zsolt Székely took the corner. Li Fei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucrețiu Brătescu having to interfere. Lucrețiu Brătescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ionuț Cosoroabă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by VfL Bad Nenndorf's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ionuț Cosoroabă was slow to take the kick. During this time Romanian Gods™'s players had a chance to rest. 38 minutes into the match, Róbert Štriker had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Isac Murgan. Romanian Gods™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Róbert Štriker was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. VfL Bad Nenndorf's Lucrețiu Brătescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Li Fei in the 42nd minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Themis Papadimoulis was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Romanian Gods™'s goal looked a bit too open when Lv Kun Liang came free, but Isac Murgan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucrețiu Brătescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wincent Mojsiewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute of the match Romanian Gods™ got a corner. VfL Bad Nenndorf's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ionuț Cosoroabă ran over to the corner to take the kick. Volker Koplin tried in the 58th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Lucrețiu Brătescu a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-1. VfL Bad Nenndorf's Lucrețiu Brătescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zula Dziura in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, VfL Bad Nenndorf's goalkeeper Lucrețiu Brătescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Li Fei. Zula Dziura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 72 minutes into the match, Lv Kun Liang notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Romanian Gods™'s Isac Murgan. Isac Murgan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. VfL Bad Nenndorf were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after Romanian Gods™'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Zsolt Székely took the corner. Lucrețiu Brătescu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ruffy Coutinho went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Ionuț Cosoroabă had several of the VfL Bad Nenndorf's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 85 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-3 score and a disappointed Lucrețiu Brătescu as he didn't even see the shot coming. 91 minutes into the match, Róbert Štriker notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Romanian Gods™'s Isac Murgan. Isac Murgan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Romanian Gods™'s Gustaf Törnqvist got a free kick in the 95th minute. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.