World League

Estádio Abatedouro
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luca Saenger started the match with the kick off. Qu Bing Cheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rory Restaino in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute of the match Hemmersbacher SV got a corner. Matadores FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Germain Zwyssig ran over to the corner to take the kick. 9 minutes into the match, Luca Saenger had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Qu Bing Cheng. Matadores FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luca Saenger was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Qu Bing Cheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Saenger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnaldo Walthert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilton Fontes in the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rory Restaino in the 18th minute of play forced Matadores FC's goalkeeper Qu Bing Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Saenger in the 21st minute of play forced Matadores FC's goalkeeper Qu Bing Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnaldo Walthert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dário Gerber in the 24th minute of play. Arnaldo Walthert was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Erivaldo Moreno capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Erivaldo Moreno really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. With a little luck, Hemmersbacher SV's Arnaldo Walthert got control of the ball when Nilton Fontes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nilton Fontess short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Arnaldo Walthert to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Saenger in the 29th minute of play forced Matadores FC's goalkeeper Qu Bing Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Matadores FC's zone, Oskar Brandenberger stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Qu Bing Cheng came out of the goal and Oskar Brandenberger tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arnaldo Walthert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nilton Fontes in the 34th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Matadores FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Saenger came free, but Qu Bing Cheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Matadores FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Saenger came free, but Qu Bing Cheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Horácio Zanette hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Hemmersbacher SV's Scott Herz got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Scott Herz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Qu Bing Cheng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 45th minute of the match Hemmersbacher SV got a corner. Matadores FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Germain Zwyssig ran over to the corner to take the kick. Germain Zwyssig made a great header on Hemmersbacher SV's corner, it was just that Matadores FC's Qu Bing Cheng managed to reach the ball for a save. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Scott Herz in the 52nd minute of play forced Matadores FC's goalkeeper Qu Bing Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 52ndth minute of the game Scott Herz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Matadores FC's Qu Bing Cheng was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Qu Bing Cheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Scott Herz in the 57th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 58th minute of the game. One of Matadores FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Hemmersbacher SV:s goal. The goalkeeper, Qu Bing Cheng, was totally fooled by Hemmersbacher SV's Germain Zwyssig, who 60 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Hemmersbacher SV's Sepp Nadel was substituted for Adalbero Bohren. Qu Bing Cheng made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Oskar Brandenberger sent off a good shot on target. Arnaldo Walthert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dário Gerber in the 68th minute of the match. Qu Bing Cheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harvey Dresdner, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Arnaldo Walthert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilton Fontes, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 74th minute, Harvey Dresdner left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hemmersbacher SV fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. After 77 played minutes Hemmersbacher SV got a freekick which was hit by Raphael Moret. Dário Gerber recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arnaldo Walthert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilton Fontes in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Válbson Sarmento in the 82nd minute of play forced Hemmersbacher SV's goalkeeper Arnaldo Walthert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Scott Herz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnaldo Walthert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válbson Sarmento in the 86th minute of the match. Gerson Bueno hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Harvey Dresdner in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Qu Bing Cheng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 90th minute Hemmersbacher SV were awarded a corner. Oskar Brandenberger went to the cornerflag to take it. Arnaldo Walthert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nilton Fontes in the 92nd minute of play. In the 96th minute Scott Herz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qu Bing Cheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle went the supporters of Hemmersbacher SV were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Matadores FC side.