Friendly League

Hanne-Sobek-Stadion
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rupert Heidingsfelder took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Walmir Catarinense got control of the ball when Zé Paulo da Silva tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 10th minute Emilio Melzer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walmir Catarinense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Ruben's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rune Jarstein read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. A collision led to ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Adilson Ceresso hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the match, Hertha 1969's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Ruben came free, but Rune Jarstein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Walmir Catarinense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Paulo da Silva in the 18th minute of play. Walmir Catarinense stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zé Paulo da Silva's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Walmir Catarinense made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Gigel Elenescu sent off a good shot on target. Gigel Elenescu kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 22ndth minute. Though ot was a great shot ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's keeper Walmir Catarinense was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 23rd minute, when Zé Paulo da Silva scored to the left of an out of position Walmir Catarinense, making the score, 1-0. Walmir Catarinense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emilio Melzer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Hertha 1969's zone, Marco Ruben stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rune Jarstein came out of the goal and Marco Ruben tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Walmir Catarinense made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zé Paulo da Silva in the 33rd minute. The audience was convinced that Marco Ruben's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rune Jarstein was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Zé Paulo da Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hertha 1969's supporters rose to their feet, but Zé Paulo da Silva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Walmir Catarinense breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marco Ruben was the one to do the kick off. Rune Jarstein made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Marco Ruben sent off a good shot on target. Walmir Catarinense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rupert Heidingsfelder in the 73rd minute of the match. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ made a substitution. Vitinho Madureira replaced Leonel Romero. In the 76th minute of the match Hertha 1969 got a corner. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zé Paulo da Silva ran over to the corner to take the kick. Zé Paulo da Silva made a great header on Hertha 1969's corner, it was just that ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Walmir Catarinense managed to reach the ball for a save. After 77 minutes, Josua Borger mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hertha 1969 and the ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 77th match minute, Hertha 1969 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Josua Borger to maneuver through the defense. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Walmir Catarinense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rupert Heidingsfelder in the 80th minute of play. With a little luck, Hertha 1969's Rune Jarstein got control of the ball when Marco Ruben tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 84 played minutes ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ got a freekick which was hit by Adilson Ceresso. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rupert Heidingsfelder in the 87th minute of play forced ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's goalkeeper Walmir Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 93 played minutes ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ got a freekick which was hit by Hamdullah Karanalp. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.