Friendly League

Niedersachsenstadion
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Hannover Reds's Emilio Argina 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. In the 5th minute, Emilio Argina reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Andriy Lunin. The goal made the score 1-0. Hannover Reds's Bernd Yuschni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niculae Ungureanu in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. were awarded a corner. Toralf Hell went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s Toralf Hell to fire away a dangerous shot which Bernd Yuschni despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Bernd Yuschni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niculae Ungureanu in the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Argina in the 14th minute of play forced SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s goalkeeper Andriy Lunin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Willi Tilmann scored 2-0 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andriy Lunin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Ödön Szily came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ödön Szily couldn't finish the play. SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s Andriy Lunin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. from getting a goal against them. In the 29th minute, Douglas Lundin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernd Yuschni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Elodio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the game, Hernan Melber was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hannover Reds the free kick. In the 33rd minute, Hernan Melber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 38 minutes, Emilio Argina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hannover Reds's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emilio Argina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Argina in the 40th minute of play forced SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s goalkeeper Andriy Lunin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the match, SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s goalkeeper Andriy Lunin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Willi Tilmann. Hannover Reds were awarded a corner in the 45th minute after SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Otfried Mutke took the corner. After 45 played minutes Hannover Reds got a freekick which was hit by Douglas Lundin. SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s David Elodio got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when David Elodio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the game, Hannover Reds's Willi Tilmann nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andriy Lunin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. 53 minutes into the match, Hannover Reds's goal looked a bit too open when David Elodio came free, but Bernd Yuschni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emilio Argina in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Andriy Lunin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 61st minute of the match, David Elodio tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bernd Yuschni saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Elodio in the 62nd minute of play forced Hannover Reds's goalkeeper Bernd Yuschni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andriy Lunin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emilio Argina in the 63rd minute of play. Bernd Yuschni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Elodio in the 64th minute of play. In the 69th minute of the match, Niculae Ungureanu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Bernd Yuschni was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Bernd Yuschni didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nisar Burkart went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Elodio in the 80th minute of play forced Hannover Reds's goalkeeper Bernd Yuschni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Lars Voss left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hannover Reds fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Argina in the 93rd minute of play forced SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s goalkeeper Andriy Lunin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Hannover Reds.