World League

Arena Pomerode
Spectators: 8003 (Terracing: 6004, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) VfL Bad Nenndorf's Themis Papadimoulis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Themis Papadimoulis in the 3rd minute of play forced Floresta Negra FC's goalkeeper Egun Pais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Egun Pais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Themis Papadimoulis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Lv Kun Liang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Egun Pais was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Lv Kun Liang scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Egun Pais, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Egun Pais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Themis Papadimoulis in the 13th minute of the match. A collision led to Floresta Negra FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Andy Cole hit a great ball. Themis Papadimoulis succeeded in the game's 20th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. When VfL Bad Nenndorf's Róbert Štriker in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Floresta Negra FC's goalie prevented a goal. 24 minutes into the game, Themis Papadimoulis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Egun Pais was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Andy Cole blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Christopher Reimann having to make a save. 29 minutes into the match, VfL Bad Nenndorf's goalkeeper Christopher Reimann had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andy Cole. Róbert Štriker took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Egun Pais. Egun Pais dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andy Cole got free with Christopher Reimann in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to VfL Bad Nenndorf getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Jonatan Lekberg hit a great ball. If Themis Papadimoulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andy Cole in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christopher Reimann prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 46 minutes, Vivaldo Amorim mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Floresta Negra FC and the VfL Bad Nenndorf players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 45th minute of the game. One of Floresta Negra FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of VfL Bad Nenndorf:s goal. In the 47th minute there was a penalty for VfL Bad Nenndorf. Róbert Štriker stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Egun Pais. 0-5. The Floresta Negra FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. VfL Bad Nenndorf were winning 0-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andy Cole made a kick off. After some careless play in the Floresta Negra FC defense, Róbert Štriker kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Egun Pais. The Floresta Negra FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Egun Pais should have stopped the shot. 68 minutes into the match, VfL Bad Nenndorf's goal looked a bit too open when Andy Cole came free, but Christopher Reimann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lokon Pøhl in the 69th minute of play forced VfL Bad Nenndorf's goalkeeper Christopher Reimann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute Andy Cole shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christopher Reimann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Floresta Negra FC's zone, Baptist Haas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Egun Pais came out of the goal and Baptist Haas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Egun Pais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Themis Papadimoulis in the 74th minute of the match. A collision led to VfL Bad Nenndorf getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Volker Koplin hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andy Cole in the 85th minute of play forced VfL Bad Nenndorf's goalkeeper Christopher Reimann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Róbert Štriker received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Egun Pais came out and tried to block the shot, but Róbert Štriker slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 87th minute. 92 minutes into the match, Floresta Negra FC's goalkeeper Egun Pais had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Themis Papadimoulis. Jonatan Lekberg hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. VfL Bad Nenndorf's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.