Friendly League

Tivoli Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Denimir Tzonkov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valter Xabat in the 3rd minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruslan Rúklyov made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Valter Xabat sent off a good shot on target. Jess Carnduff stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Denimir Tzonkov's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. VN BAKITO were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after Alemannia Aachen's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Blagoy Banovski took the corner. With a little luck, VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov got control of the ball when Thomas Müller tried to sneak it across the goal line. Valter Xabat might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ruslan Rúklyov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Valter Xabat ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valter Xabat in the 19th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goal looked a bit too open when Manfred Kottsieper came free, but Ruslan Rúklyov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Thomas Müller kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ruslan Rúklyov. That made the score 1-0 in the 27 minute of play. Ruslan Rúklyov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valter Xabat, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. A collision led to Alemannia Aachen getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Lech Wawrukiewicz hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Müller in the 47th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Valter Xabat made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, Alemannia Aachen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lech Wawrukiewicz to maneuver through the defense. Alemannia Aachen's Jess Carnduff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denimir Tzonkov in the 55th minute of play. In the 56thth minute of the game Denimir Tzonkov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alemannia Aachen's Jess Carnduff was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ruslan Rúklyov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Müller, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Alemannia Aachen's goalkeeper Jess Carnduff had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Denimir Tzonkov. The audience was convinced that Thomas Müller's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ruslan Rúklyov was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Alemannia Aachen's Jess Carnduff proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Alemannia Aachen from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Alemannia Aachen's Frans Baltzer got a free kick in the 71st minute. VN BAKITO's Rusi Plochev was substituted for Isaac Constancio. Frans Baltzer kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Alemannia Aachen's Jess Carnduff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rusi Plochev in the 73rd minute of play. After some careless play in the VN BAKITO defense, Valter Xabat kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ruslan Rúklyov. The VN BAKITO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ruslan Rúklyov should have stopped the shot. Valter Xabat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 83 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goal looked a bit too open when Valter Xabat came free, but Ruslan Rúklyov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Müller in the 84th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th match minute, Alemannia Aachen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mateusz Rydel to maneuver through the defense. Blagoy Banovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Jess Carnduff tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 90 minutes, Thomas Müller managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alemannia Aachen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thomas Müller was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jess Carnduff showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mei Zhi Jun, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. VN BAKITO's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.