Friendly League

Darzhas Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Lain got the match started through his kick off. When Alberigo Sessa came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the SSV Ulm 1846 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 Alberigo Sessa couldn't finish the play. The throw-in from Valery Vuelta in the 5th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by SSV Ulm 1846's Afonso Silveira. Gersi Snabe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberigo Sessa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Timo Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Lain in the 12th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 24 minutes, Timo Courtois successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Gersi Snabe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberigo Sessa, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Jogaila Makauskas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Timo Courtois tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberigo Sessa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Harsh Gods's zone, Don Merlot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gersi Snabe came out of the goal and Don Merlot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 32 minutes into the game, when Abdurrahim Dengizer put in a rough tackle. In the 32nd minute, one of Harsh Gods:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Harsh Gods. Timo Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Lain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 45 minutes, Alberigo Sessa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SSV Ulm 1846's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberigo Sessa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 48th minute, Delmiro Jayvier ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gersi Snabe was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After the first half SSV Ulm 1846 were leading 1-2. 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 Don Merlot to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Tomas Lain left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Harsh Gods fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. A hard shot 55 in the game by Don Merlot from a close distance when the talented Gersi Snabe managed to make a qualified save. Harsh Gods's players were relieved. Timo Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Lain in the 58th minute of play. If Ali Numan Afak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alberigo Sessa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69th minute of the match Harsh Gods got a corner. SSV Ulm 1846's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Roberto Carlos ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Harsh Gods's corner Ali Numan Afak fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Timo Courtois quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Harsh Gods's Ali Numan Afak got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 73rd minute Alberigo Sessa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gersi Snabe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SSV Ulm 1846 were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after Harsh Gods's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sven-Olof Lilja took the corner. The corner ended in Alberigo Sessa almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Harsh Gods's Gersi Snabe did a great save. Alberigo Sessa scored 2-3 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gersi Snabe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 88 minutes into the game, Alberigo Sessa recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gersi Snabe. Alberigo Sessa showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-4. In the 92nd match minute, Harsh Gods was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jokūbas Miškūnas to maneuver through the defense. SSV Ulm 1846's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.