U21 World League

Encanto
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gualtiero Nacht started the match with the kick off. Denílson do Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 秦鸿云 in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Feodor Thelen saved Zelg FC from getting behind. Encanto's Rui de Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philippe Vehma in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denílson do Nascimento in the 18th minute of play forced Zelg FC's goalkeeper Feodor Thelen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Philippe Vehma came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Zelg FC 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 Philippe Vehma couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Gualtiero Nacht's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rui de Mendonça was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Gualtiero Nacht put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Rui de Mendonça. Philippe Vehma's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rui de Mendonça read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Caio Vidal hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After 33 minutes, Denílson do Nascimento mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Encanto and the Zelg FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 34th minute, Denílson do Nascimento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute Philippe Vehma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui de Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Beniamino Wunderlin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Feodor Thelen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 秦鸿云's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. After the first half Zelg FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 秦鸿云 to make the kick off. Rui de Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gualtiero Nacht in the 51st minute of play. Zelg FC's Feodor Thelen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Adolfo Santana in the 52nd minute of play. Zelg FC's Feodor Thelen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 秦鸿云 in the 55th minute of play. Philippe Vehma's late challenge caught a Encanto's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Philippe Vehma helped the player get up and apologised. In the 55th minute, Philippe Vehma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60th minute, Eugene Mullis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 63 minutes, Laurenz Sprecher mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zelg FC and the Encanto players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 64th match minute, Zelg FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laurenz Sprecher to maneuver through the defense. 秦鸿云 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Feodor Thelen having to interfere. A collision led to Zelg FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Beniamino Wunderlin hit a great ball. In the 70th match minute, Encanto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denílson do Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. Philippe Vehma could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Rui de Mendonça made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 秦鸿云 in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Feodor Thelen saved Zelg FC from getting behind. Encanto:s Rui de Mendonça showed great skill when he stopped Gilberto Theissl:s penalty. 96 minutes into the match, Encanto's goal looked a bit too open when Gualtiero Nacht came free, but Rui de Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Philippe Vehma got free with Rui de Mendonça in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Zelg FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.