Official Cup

Müngerdorfer Stadion
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Ture Waller made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Hemmersbacher SV's goalkeeper Arnaldo Walthert, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 4th minute of the game Rory Restaino made a throw-in which Olympio Gerste played forward. Benne Benneborg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luca Saenger in the 5th minute. Arnaldo Walthert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ture Waller, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After 16 minutes Hemmersbacher SV's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antonio Čolak who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, Northland Vikings's Andreas Falk got a free kick in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ture Waller in the 20th minute of play forced Hemmersbacher SV's goalkeeper Arnaldo Walthert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnaldo Walthert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ture Waller in the 21st minute of the match. In the 24th minute Ture Waller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnaldo Walthert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 28 played minutes Northland Vikings got a freekick which was hit by Jonatan Gerdberg. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Ture Waller sped through Hemmersbacher SV's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arnaldo Walthert. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ture Waller in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arnaldo Walthert saved Hemmersbacher SV from getting behind. 37 minutes into the match, Northland Vikings's goalkeeper Benne Benneborg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olympio Gerste. After 38 played minutes Northland Vikings got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Čolak. Benne Benneborg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Saenger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ture Waller took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnaldo Walthert. Arnaldo Walthert dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After the first half Northland Vikings were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luca Saenger to make the kick off. Ture Waller's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Arnaldo Walthert firmly grabbed it by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rory Restaino during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Arnaldo Walthert made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ture Waller in the 57th minute. Ture Waller's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arnaldo Walthert read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Hemmersbacher SV's Germain Zwyssig was substituted for Adalbero Bohren. 63 minutes into the game, Rory Restaino threw the ball into play from the sideline. Northland Vikings's Antonio Čolak quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The audience was convinced that Ture Waller's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnaldo Walthert was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. In the 68th minute Ture Waller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnaldo Walthert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Olympio Gerste in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benne Benneborg saved Northland Vikings from getting behind. Arnaldo Walthert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Falk in the 73rd minute of play. Arnaldo Walthert made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Ture Waller sent off a good shot on target. Northland Vikings made a substitution. Ture Lundgren replaced Andreas Falk. Northland Vikings's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Antonio Čolak in the 82nd minute. Northland Vikings's Mel Speerschneider was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arnaldo Walthert in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 85th match minute, Hemmersbacher SV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rory Restaino to maneuver through the defense. 86 minutes into the game, Northland Vikings's Gao Peng Ran nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnaldo Walthert made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Hemmersbacher SV's Arnaldo Walthert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mel Speerschneider in the 89th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Gao Peng Ran took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Arnaldo Walthert to make any attempt to save it. Rory Restaino hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The Hemmersbacher SV supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Northland Vikings's performance. The match ended with a win for Northland Vikings.