U18 World League

TO THE MOON
Spectators: 8535 (Terracing: 6402, Seating: 1963, VIP seats: 170) Hemmo Bielstein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Opilano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hemmo Bielstein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Opilano in the 3rd minute of play. In the 7th minute, Manolo Hofmann ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Everardo Francho was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 11 minutes into the match, Jeremias Ignatius notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Outer Space FC's Hemmo Bielstein. Hemmo Bielstein was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Ignatius in the 14th minute of play forced Outer Space FC's goalkeeper Hemmo Bielstein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Everardo Francho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Pöhnl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Feliciano Loramendi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Hemmo Bielstein tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paulo Opilano in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hemmo Bielstein saved Outer Space FC from getting behind. 23 minutes into the match, Los Hornos's Paulo Opilano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hemmo Bielstein narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, Paulo Opilano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hemmo Bielstein. Outer Space FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paulo Opilano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Los Hornos's Everardo Francho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joost Mackenthun in the 34th minute of play. Everardo Francho came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Outer Space FC's Joost Mackenthun. But to his dismay, Joost Mackenthun quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. David Fernado kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 38th minute, Jeremias Ignatius ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hemmo Bielstein was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Hemmo Bielstein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Opilano, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After a rather tough play, Los Hornos's Humberto Iyan got a free kick in the 45th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Manolo Hofmann managed to get in a good position for a shot. Outer Space FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Manolo Hofmann was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Everardo Francho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half Los Hornos were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Jeremias Ignatius made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rafael Pöhnl during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Outer Space FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Rafael Pöhnl hit a great ball. Everardo Francho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manolo Hofmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Los Hornos made a substitution. Freddy Cristofor replaced David Fernado. Los Hornos made a substitution. Fabian Valery replaced Feliciano Loramendi. A sloppy throw-in by Fred Garbe in the 69th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Los Hornos's Marciano Tanio. Jeremias Ignatius could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Hemmo Bielstein made a huge save. In the 80th minute, Marciano Tanio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Everardo Francho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joost Mackenthun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Outer Space FC's Joost Mackenthun got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Los Hornos supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Los Hornos would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.