Friendly League

Niedersachsen Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Silvestre Loi got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rdth minute of the game Silvestre Loi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hamburg Fighters's Pavlos Konstantakakis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 5th minute Dinu Bocu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacek Matuch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 7 minutes, Pavlos Konstantakakis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 11th minute Silvestre Loi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlos Konstantakakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SV Bad Harzburg's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jurek Ohrem in the 12th minute. Kaimo Liiva made a great header on SV Bad Harzburg's corner, it was just that Hamburg Fighters's Pavlos Konstantakakis managed to reach the ball for a save. Jacek Matuch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gianni Balla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pavlos Konstantakakis was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Éthan Pichard capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Éthan Pichard really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Pavlos Konstantakakis made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Silvestre Loi sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silvestre Loi got free with Pavlos Konstantakakis in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. SV Bad Harzburg's Jacek Matuch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gianni Balla in the 35th minute of play. With a little luck, Hamburg Fighters's Pavlos Konstantakakis got control of the ball when Silvestre Loi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jacek Matuch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gianni Balla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Horst Hussen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dinu Bocu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gianluca Balla in the 52nd minute of play forced SV Bad Harzburg's goalkeeper Jacek Matuch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Éthan Pichard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavlos Konstantakakis having to interfere. Kaimo Liiva hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Hermann Viapiano hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. 85 minutes into the match, Gianni Balla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jacek Matuch. SV Bad Harzburg's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gianni Balla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gianluca Balla got free with Jacek Matuch in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Silvestre Loi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.