Friendly League

PW Sportarena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ulf Nordlander took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, DIF LEEDS BK's Saul Drew got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Brazilio Butt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matthew Wagner in the 4th minute. David Rotariu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Silviu Novac's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. In the 9th minute of the match, Leroy Kluttig got a very nice opportunity to score, but Brazilio Butt was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Mei Jie Feng's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Rotariu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. In the 14th minute Zvonimir Prestin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brazilio Butt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brazilio Butt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Todor in the 23rd minute of play. When Paul Mertesacker fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PoWer SC 2K5's protests and gave Paul Mertesacker a yellow card for diving instead. PoWer SC 2K5's David Rotariu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulf Nordlander in the 27th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, PoWer SC 2K5's goal looked a bit too open when Östen Hedin came free, but David Rotariu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. PoWer SC 2K5's David Rotariu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Östen Hedin in the 37th minute of play. Brazilio Butt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zvonimir Prestin in the 38th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tanek Bobrowski in the 41st minute of play forced PoWer SC 2K5's goalkeeper David Rotariu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 played minutes DIF LEEDS BK got a freekick which was hit by Dan Verhoeven. In the 44th minute, Matthew Wagner fired a really elegant long shot, but Brazilio Butt threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Ni Kun Jian kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zvonimir Prestin to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, PoWer SC 2K5's goalkeeper David Rotariu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ulf Nordlander. A collision led to DIF LEEDS BK getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Ulf Nordlander hit a great ball. After 59 played minutes DIF LEEDS BK got a freekick which was hit by Ulf Nordlander. 60 minutes into the match, DIF LEEDS BK's goal looked a bit too open when Leroy Kluttig came free, but Brazilio Butt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ni Kun Jian got his second yellow card in the match during the 62nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Brazilio Butt had in the 65thth minute some difficulties stopping Zvonimir Prestin's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 1-0 came in the 65th minute when Zvonimir Prestin all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Brazilio Butt. DIF LEEDS BK's Jesper Larsson was substituted for Mei Jie Feng. Brazilio Butt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zvonimir Prestin, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tanek Bobrowski in the 71st minute of play forced PoWer SC 2K5's goalkeeper David Rotariu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brazilio Butt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Klinsmann in the 74th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ulf Nordlander got free with David Rotariu in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tanek Bobrowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. David Rotariu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. PoWer SC 2K5's David Rotariu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save PoWer SC 2K5 from getting a goal against them. Brazilio Butt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zvonimir Prestin in the 96th minute of the match. 97 minutes had been played when some careless play by DIF LEEDS BK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Matthew Wagner was slow to take the kick. During this time PoWer SC 2K5's players had a chance to rest. Matthew Wagner made a great header on PoWer SC 2K5's corner, it was just that DIF LEEDS BK's Brazilio Butt managed to reach the ball for a save. PoWer SC 2K5's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.