Friendly League

Helenas Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valter Xabat kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manfred Kottsieper in the 7th minute of play forced Santa Margarita's goalkeeper Pontus Nordström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Santa Margarita booed when Alemannia Aachen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manfred Kottsieper didn't get a good kick on the ball. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by Santa Margarita's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Manfred Kottsieper was slow to take the kick. During this time Alemannia Aachen's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Santa Margarita's goalie and right to Frans Baltzer. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Santa Margarita's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Jess Carnduff made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Witomir Pisarczyk sent off a good shot on target. 18 minutes into the game, Valter Xabat cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Pontus Nordström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pontus Nordström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valter Xabat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santa Margarita's Pontus Nordström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valter Xabat in the 25th minute of play. Pontus Nordström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valter Xabat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pontus Nordström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manfred Kottsieper in the 32nd minute of play. Pontus Nordström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valter Xabat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pontus Nordström 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 41st minute. Alemannia Aachen's Jess Carnduff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerardo Lordi in the 46th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gerardo Lordi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andréas Hasselqvist in the 54th minute of play forced Alemannia Aachen's goalkeeper Jess Carnduff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pontus Nordström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thomas Müller in the 55th minute. Alemannia Aachen's Jess Carnduff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerardo Lordi in the 57th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Santa Margarita's goalkeeper Pontus Nordström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thomas Müller. In the 61stth minute of the game Valter Xabat who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santa Margarita's Pontus Nordström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 63rd minute, Valter Xabat got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Santa Margarita's Mauro Icardi was substituted for Gerardo Lordi. With a little luck, Santa Margarita's Pontus Nordström got control of the ball when Valter Xabat tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alemannia Aachen's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Manfred Kottsieper in the 72nd minute. The corner ended in Manfred Kottsieper almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Santa Margarita's Pontus Nordström did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thomas Müller got free with Pontus Nordström in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Santa Margarita's Gonzalo Orixe got a free kick in the 82nd minute. 85 minutes into the match, Santa Margarita's Mauro Icardi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jess Carnduff narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Santa Margarita's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eduardo De Francesco in the 87th minute. Pontus Nordström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thomas Müller in the 91st minute. The Santa Margarita supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Alemannia Aachen's performance. The match ended with a win for Alemannia Aachen.