Friendly League

Zeche Zollverein
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Sergey Nikiforenko started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Osvaldo Cantero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Sergey Nikiforenko in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalie prevented a goal. August Hoffmanns took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergey Nikiforenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Sergey Nikiforenko got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Sergey Nikiforenko put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of August Hoffmanns. Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergey Nikiforenko in the 17th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Sergey Nikiforenko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Defensores del Tiki Tiki fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After taking down the ball on Defensores del Tiki Tiki's corner Justino Kaxen fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and August Hoffmanns quite easily take care of the ball. August Hoffmanns took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justino Kaxen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sergey Nikiforenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without August Hoffmanns having to interfere. 27 minutes into the match, Rot-Weiss-Essen's goal looked a bit too open when Sergey Nikiforenko came free, but August Hoffmanns reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Sergey Nikiforenko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but August Hoffmanns was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. August Hoffmanns made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justino Kaxen in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute Sergey Nikiforenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but August Hoffmanns saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Maximilian Henning hit a great ball. A collision led to Defensores del Tiki Tiki getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Osvaldo Cantero hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, Defensores del Tiki Tiki's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hugo Haupt. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Gianluigi Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Defensores del Tiki Tiki from getting a goal against them. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 51st match minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mesut Özil to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Justino Kaxen got free with August Hoffmanns in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sergey Nikiforenko who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 54thth minute tested the skills of August Hoffmanns when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Gianluigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 60th minute of play. August Hoffmanns showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergey Nikiforenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 63rd minute, Justino Kaxen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Defensores del Tiki Tiki fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. August Hoffmanns had great luck who in the 66thth minute grab hold of the ball when Justino Kaxen from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Justino Kaxen had several of the Rot-Weiss-Essen's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 71 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-7 score and a disappointed August Hoffmanns as he didn't even see the shot coming. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Hampus Nordström was substituted for Sergey Nikiforenko. The crowd rose to their feet as Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Hampus Nordström slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of August Hoffmanns. That made the score 0-8 after 81 minutes of play. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Fulgencio Ixaka was substituted for Jonas Cesaro. In the 94th minute, Victorio Buinton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.