World League

Niedersachsenstadion
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Ermanno Puglielli made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 played minutes Wisła Kraków got a freekick which was hit by Slawomir Galagan. In the 9th minute, Boris Seidl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ermanno Puglielli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Rafael Heintz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafael Heintz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermanno Puglielli in the 15th minute of play. In the 19th minute of the match Wisła Kraków got a corner. TSV Delliehausen's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Valer Manta ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Hugon Falk got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Rafael Heintz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 24th minute, Leonard Mardare hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind TSV Delliehausen's goalkeeper Rafael Heintz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 29 minutes into the game, Elvis Töpfer lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Roch Zdeb. Rafael Heintz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermanno Puglielli in the 32nd minute of play. After 33 minutes TSV Delliehausen's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Valer Manta who took care of the corner kick. Roch Zdeb made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elvis Töpfer in the 34th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Ermanno Puglielli notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of TSV Delliehausen's Rafael Heintz. Rafael Heintz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Mieszko Makomaski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wisła Kraków's supporters rose to their feet, but Mieszko Makomaski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Heintz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Valer Manta came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Wisła Kraków 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 Valer Manta couldn't finish the play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Elvis Töpfer made a kick off. Roch Zdeb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvis Töpfer in the 53rd minute of play. If Ermanno Puglielli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute Linus Mattes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roch Zdeb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roch Zdeb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Linus Mattes in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Linus Mattes in the 62nd minute of play forced Wisła Kraków's goalkeeper Roch Zdeb to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roch Zdeb showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elvis Töpfer, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. 67 minutes into the match, TSV Delliehausen's goal looked a bit too open when Hugon Falk came free, but Rafael Heintz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute of the match Wisła Kraków got a corner. TSV Delliehausen's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Valer Manta ran over to the corner to take the kick. Roch Zdeb showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elvis Töpfer, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute Linus Mattes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roch Zdeb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wisła Kraków's Roch Zdeb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Linus Mattes in the 74th minute of play. Ermanno Puglielli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rafael Heintz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvis Töpfer in the 76th minute of play forced Wisła Kraków's goalkeeper Roch Zdeb to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafael Heintz made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Ermanno Puglielli sent off a good shot on target. Valer Manta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ermanno Puglielli got free with Rafael Heintz in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 89th minute Elvis Töpfer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roch Zdeb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roch Zdeb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Linus Mattes in the 93rd minute of play. 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.