Friendly League

Stadion Zelg
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) After 2 played minutes Zelg FC got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Bieber. In the 3rd minute, Anestis Kotsopoulos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jonas Herz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. August Hoffmanns tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Rot-Weiss-Essen from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Jonas Herz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving August Hoffmanns. That made the score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. August Hoffmanns showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Herz in the 16th minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Gilles Clerc left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zelg FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. If Jonas Herz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. August Hoffmanns stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jonas Herz's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. August Hoffmanns was a little too slow when Jonas Herz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 3-0. 38 minutes into the match, Gilles Clerc dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of August Hoffmanns, 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Herz in the 41st minute of play forced Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper August Hoffmanns to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilles Clerc could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but August Hoffmanns made a huge save. Jonas Herz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 45th minute Jonas Herz 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. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

In the 51stth minute of the game Jonas Herz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 54thth minute of the game Jonas Herz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jonas Herz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without August Hoffmanns having to interfere. Sepp Mainville made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 60th minute of play. Jonas Herz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. August Hoffmanns tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Gilles Clerc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonas Herz in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck August Hoffmanns prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jonas Herz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without August Hoffmanns having to interfere. In the 70thth minute of the game Jonas Herz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. August Hoffmanns made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Herz in the 72nd minute of play. Jonas Herz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without August Hoffmanns having to interfere. Jonas Herz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. August Hoffmanns stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jonas Herz's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. If Jonas Herz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Rot-Weiss-Essen booed when Zelg FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stephan Eichenberger didn't get a good kick on the ball. There was no doubt that Zelg FC were the better team. Zelg FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.