(es) - It’s already somehow tradition that a team of natural track lugers plays football against a team from the upcoming organizer of the World Championships. Also some players from ASV Deutschnofen met the challenge. The competitors from natural track luge: several times World Champions Anton Blasbichler (ITA) and Gerhard Pilz (AUT), European Champion Alexander Gruber (ITA), Overall World Cup winner in doubles Gerhard Mühlbacher (AUT), Junior World and Junior Vice World Champions like Florian Breitenberger (ITA) and Rudi Resch (ITA) as well as Stefan Gruber (ITA). In winter, the sportsmen will compete with each other to become World Champion. But once every second year, they form a great collective: Also trainers, advisers and physical therapists didn’t let them down and showed high commitment but still ASV Deutschnofen, playing footbaal in the second nonprofessional league, could score two goals in the first half. Due to weather conditions – extremely strong rain – the break was canceled and the match was continued right after the changeover. After an excellent preparation in the Italian midfield and a well-directed pass towards the Austrian Martin Mayerhofer the ball was shot in front of the goal of ASV Deutschnofen. And the German Georg Maurer could make use of the cross and scored the 1:2. Unfortunately the match had to be canceled at the score of 2:1 for the host team but the atmosphere was still amazing. Also the spectators enjoyed the event like Junior World Champion Evelyn Lanthaler and the Italian offspring talent Greta Pinggera.