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With two very tight victories 4:2 and 4:3 vs. defending champion TSV Pfungstadt (GER) Sogipa Porto Alegre (BRA) won the 12. Fistball World Cup title.
Match 2: SOGIPA Porto Alegre (BRA) vs. TSV Pfungstadt (GER) 4:3 (13:11; 11:9; 8:11; 9:11; 5:11; 11:7; 11:9)
Better pitch conditions, sunny weather without wind and a great atmosphere on the centre court. After saturday the match remain a tight affair with both teams. In the beginning two times Pfungstadt is in the lead, in both sets Porto Alegre gets the victory. The german club fights back in the game, equalize the brazilian lead (2:2). After a five minutes break Pfungstadt take matters into their hands: 3:2 sets. It gets even more exciting. After a 11:7 for Sogipa the spectators see a decision set in the second match. At the field change the brazilian are in the lead (6:4), after a service error of Steve Schmutzler Sogipa win the title after a two hours fight.
Christian Kollmann (SOGIPA): It is more difficult from outside of the pitch instead of inside. It’s great to see the young guys playing and winning a world cup. They were almost babies when I was already a player and now we win the World Cup together.
Rodrigo Sprandel (SOGIPA): It´s a great feeling.
Steve Schmutzler (TSV Pfungstadt): A match on one level. Yesterday two points made the difference, today we had one point more. Nuances have put out the difference. We were a little bit too passive and had all together not enough mood in the team. In two matches only one point difference says everything. Sogipa has won both games and has deserved to win. Congratulation to Sogipa.
