U18 World League

Hanne-Sobek-Stadion
Spectators: 7998 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Otto-Stephan Keck kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Spartak de Txurdi booed when Hertha 1969 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mike Dirr didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute, Hertha 1969's Sascha Meinhardt dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Sascha Meinhardt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Olivar Pascual having to make a save. After 27 minutes, Jairo Alvarez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Spartak de Txurdi and the Hertha 1969 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Spartak de Txurdi's Jairo Alvarez got a free kick in the 27th minute. Spartak de Txurdi's Olivar Pascual played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lothar Bannert in the 28th minute of play. When Albrecht Dziub fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hertha 1969's protests and gave Albrecht Dziub a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Hertha 1969's Albrecht Dziub got a free kick in the 31st minute. Lothar Bannert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Olivar Pascual tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Otto-Stephan Keck could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Olivar Pascual made a huge save. Otto-Stephan Keck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Lancelot Esteban made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Spartak de Txurdi's goal looked a bit too open when Sascha Meinhardt came free, but Olivar Pascual reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olivar Pascual made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Otto-Stephan Keck in the 53rd minute of play. If Sascha Meinhardt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Spartak de Txurdi's Olivar Pascual played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otto-Stephan Keck in the 61st minute of play. Olivar Pascual showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sascha Meinhardt, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Otto-Stephan Keck took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Olivar Pascual. Olivar Pascual dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. In the 70th minute Bladi Coya shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erich Pietta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olivar Pascual showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sascha Meinhardt, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 77th minute, Jairo Alvarez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albrecht Dziub hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Olivar Pascual came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Hertha 1969's Otto-Stephan Keck. But to his dismay, Otto-Stephan Keck quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. If Otto-Stephan Keck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There was no doubt that Hertha 1969 were the better team. Hertha 1969's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.