In the 73rd minute, he grabbed the ball really tightly underneath him and took a quick deep breath. The cheering of the good 6,000 Werder fans just meters behind him must have electrified his entire body...
In the 73rd minute, he grabbed the ball really tightly underneath him and took a quick deep breath. The cheering of the good 6,000 Werder fans just meters behind him must have electrified his entire body...
In the 73rd minute, he grabbed the ball really tightly underneath him and took a quick deep breath. The cheering of the good 6,000 Werder fans just meters behind him must have electrified his entire body. The U23 keeper Nico Pellatz had just corralled a near-distance header by Wolfsburg striker Grafite, stopping the guests from getting back into the game and deserving plenty of applause.
"That was a decisive ball, in a decisive stage. You could see how he got past the extraordinary mental burden," manager Klaus Allofs complimented his keeper. Head coach Thomas Schaaf did not disagree: "Nico did an excellent job. Surely he was nervous. But it wasn't so bad that he couldn't deal with the pressure. He confirmed our expectations. We are very satisfied with him."
Nico Pellatz was also satisfied with himself. "After the first couple of minutes, after the first touches I was in the game. The nervousness was gone. Then the game went just how I had imagined it, especially in the second half. When it became 4-2, I knew that the game was over that nothing else would happen. It was a great result, a classy result." There was also praise from Diego: "I would like to congratulate him for his performance. He was thrown into cold water and performed masterfully.
