Friendly League

Hanne-Sobek-Stadion
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wilhelm Nienhaus started the match with the kick off. Rune Jarstein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 5th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grabiel Escorcia in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rune Jarstein saved Hertha 1969 from getting behind. When Benedikt Bensch came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Hertha 1969 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 Benedikt Bensch couldn't finish the play. Grabiel Escorcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 21 minutes in the game Lüder Roppel did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Wilhelm Nienhaus. The audience was convinced that Grabiel Escorcia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rune Jarstein was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Lüder Roppel made in the 28th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Wilhelm Nienhaus. After 33 minutes, Grabiel Escorcia made it 0-1 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. After 40 played minutes Hertha 1969 got a freekick which was hit by Lüder Roppel. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Hertha 1969's goalkeeper Rune Jarstein, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 44th minute, Ekain Menendez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Hertha 1969 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Nacional were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Grabiel Escorcia was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Xu Sha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristiano Aveiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilhelm Nienhaus in the 61st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Hertha 1969's zone, Grabiel Escorcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rune Jarstein came out of the goal and Grabiel Escorcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hertha 1969 made a substitution. Kristian Oswald replaced Jörg Hannemann. Rune Jarstein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 67th minute of play. After 68 minutes, Ziemowit Tscherner made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Nacional's Cristiano Aveiro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Rune Jarstein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 76th minute of play forced Hertha 1969's goalkeeper Rune Jarstein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grabiel Escorcia in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rune Jarstein saved Hertha 1969 from getting behind. 77 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Paulo da Silva came free, but Cristiano Aveiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristiano Aveiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ziemowit Tscherner, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Cristiano Aveiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilhelm Nienhaus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rune Jarstein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 87th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilhelm Nienhaus in the 88th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Cristiano Aveiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xu Sha kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Hertha 1969's Rupert Heidingsfelder was substituted for Wilhelm Nienhaus. Xu Sha hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Rune Jarstein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 93rd minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.