Friendly League

Niedersachsen Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) SV Bad Harzburg's Silvestre Loi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jacek Matuch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moritz Hasenjäger in the 5th minute of play. Jacek Matuch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Paulo da Silva in the 12th minute of play. After 13 played minutes SV Bad Harzburg got a freekick which was hit by Alfonsas Jakniūnas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Paulo da Silva in the 14th minute of play forced SV Bad Harzburg's goalkeeper Jacek Matuch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the game, Gigel Elenescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hertha 1969's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SV Bad Harzburg the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilhelm Nienhaus in the 24th minute of play forced SV Bad Harzburg's goalkeeper Jacek Matuch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Rune Jarstein successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Jacek Matuch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Paulo da Silva in the 32nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Zé Paulo da Silva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacek Matuch was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Silvestre Loi in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rune Jarstein saved Hertha 1969 from getting behind. Rune Jarstein stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Silvestre Loi's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. SV Bad Harzburg's Jacek Matuch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilhelm Nienhaus in the 39th minute of play. Jacek Matuch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moritz Hasenjäger, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 41 minutes into the match, SV Bad Harzburg's goal looked a bit too open when Moritz Hasenjäger came free, but Jacek Matuch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rune Jarstein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jurek Ohrem, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gigel Elenescu to make the kick off. In the 58th minute, Éthan Pichard ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rune Jarstein was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. When Jurek Ohrem came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the SV Bad Harzburg 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 Jurek Ohrem couldn't finish the play. In the 67th minute Moritz Hasenjäger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacek Matuch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hertha 1969's Rune Jarstein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jurek Ohrem in the 74th minute of play. In the 75thth minute of the game Silvestre Loi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hertha 1969's Rune Jarstein was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 75 minutes, Silvestre Loi made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Hertha 1969's Rune Jarstein tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 82 minutes into the match, Hertha 1969's goal looked a bit too open when Horst Hussen came free, but Rune Jarstein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The long shot by Lothar Heber in the 87th minute really tested Jacek Matuch's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Hertha 1969's goalie and right to Éthan Pichard. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Hertha 1969's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Rune Jarstein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jurek Ohrem in the 94th minute of play.