Friendly League

Hanne-Sobek-Stadion
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wilhelm Nienhaus took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of ITAFUT 4EVER booed when Hertha 1969 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gigel Elenescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nilson Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilhelm Nienhaus in the 7th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Nilson Peres had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wilhelm Nienhaus. Rune Jarstein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Huyghebaert in the 12th minute of play. In the 14th match minute, Hertha 1969 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Mayer to maneuver through the defense. Rune Jarstein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Huyghebaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the match, Hertha 1969's Wilhelm Nienhaus sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nilson Peres narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After taking down the ball on Hertha 1969's corner Emilio Melzer fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nilson Peres quite easily take care of the ball. Hertha 1969's Emilio Melzer was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 21st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Zé Paulo da Silva made in the 27th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Wilhelm Nienhaus immediately put the ball in play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilhelm Nienhaus got free with Nilson Peres in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wilhelm Nienhaus's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Nilson Peres skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Nilson Peres was a little too slow when Wilhelm Nienhaus got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 2-0. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Jardel Baggio replaced Edward Huyghebaert. Nilson Peres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilhelm Nienhaus, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Nilson Peres made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wilhelm Nienhaus in the 39th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gigel Elenescu got free with Nilson Peres in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 48 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hertha 1969's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sebastião Henriques was slow to take the kick. During this time ITAFUT 4EVER's players had a chance to rest. ITAFUT 4EVER's Robert Arboleda was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rune Jarstein in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jardel Baggio was the one to do the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rune Jarstein. That made the score 2-1 after 51 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Baggio in the 62nd minute of play forced Hertha 1969's goalkeeper Rune Jarstein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Wilhelm Nienhaus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nilson Peres was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Wilhelm Nienhaus scored 3-1 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nilson Peres, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. ITAFUT 4EVER's Sidney Bertassi was substituted for Raphael Fenton. ITAFUT 4EVER's Cauan Loyola was substituted for João Vítor Porto. Hertha 1969 made a substitution. Kristian Oswald replaced Jörg Hannemann. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jardel Baggio in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rune Jarstein saved Hertha 1969 from getting behind. 82 minutes into the match, Wilhelm Nienhaus notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres. Nilson Peres was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Nilson Peres, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 96th match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Arboleda to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Hertha 1969 had won after a very even match.