U21 World League

Am Sportzentrum
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Florian Schulitz made the kick off which started today's match. Florian Schulitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Florian Schulitz in the 10thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Siro Cordeiro, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Siro Cordeiro stood somewhat misplaced when Florian Schulitz came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 10 minute. If Conny Stober had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonardo Salvadore struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Dariusz Wieberneit didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CENTAURO. With an all-out effort, Academica Pulheim's Siro Cordeiro threw himself towards the right post 19 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Florian Schulitz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 19th match minute, CENTAURO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Americo Maxin to maneuver through the defense. 2-0 became the score in the 22nd minute when Florian Schulitz elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 25 minutes into the match, CENTAURO's goalkeeper Siro Cordeiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jari Anzengruber. Siro Cordeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florian Schulitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Jari Anzengruber had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Siro Cordeiro. CENTAURO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jari Anzengruber was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Siro Cordeiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Florian Schulitz in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florian Schulitz in the 35th minute of play forced CENTAURO's goalkeeper Siro Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in CENTAURO's zone, Conny Stober stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Siro Cordeiro came out of the goal and Conny Stober tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Basilio Cresencio made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Florian Schulitz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Siro Cordeiro was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. CENTAURO's Siro Cordeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jari Anzengruber in the 58th minute of play. CENTAURO's Siro Cordeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conny Stober in the 59th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Conny Stober in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Siro Cordeiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Academica Pulheim's Eduard Glücks was substituted for Uffe Rybohl. In the 71st minute of the match Academica Pulheim got a corner. CENTAURO's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eduard Glücks ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Otto Kuhn heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 77th minute Florian Schulitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Siro Cordeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sebastian Nalo kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Eduard Glücks took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 80th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Siro Cordeiro. CENTAURO's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Siro Cordeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florian Schulitz in the 86th minute of the match. In the 86th match minute, CENTAURO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pablo Giraldo to maneuver through the defense. CENTAURO's Siro Cordeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florian Schulitz in the 87th minute of play. In the 93rd match minute, CENTAURO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pablo Giraldo to maneuver through the defense. When the referee ended the match the Academica Pulheim players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.