Bombonera Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Martin Palermo made the kick off which started today's match. With a little luck, Hertha 1969's Rune Jarstein got control of the ball when Martin Palermo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 10th 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. Magic is Back's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marcelo Trobbiani in the 12th minute. After taking down the ball on Magic is Back's corner Marcelo Trobbiani fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rune Jarstein quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Magic is Back's Cristian Medina got a free kick in the 15th minute. Magic is Back's Ruben Sánchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Paulo da Silva in the 15th minute of play. Hertha 1969 were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after Magic is Back's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Moritz Hasenjäger took the corner. In the 30th minute Wilhelm Nienhaus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Sánchez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Magic is Back's Ruben Sánchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilhelm Nienhaus in the 31st minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, Magic is Back's Martin Palermo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rune Jarstein made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Moritz Hasenjäger scored 1-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ruben Sánchez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Magic is Back's goalkeeper Ruben Sánchez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 43 minutes into the match, Hertha 1969's Wilhelm Nienhaus sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ruben Sánchez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wilhelm Nienhaus was the one to do the kick off. Gigel Elenescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Ruben Sánchez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rune Jarstein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastián Battaglia in the 54th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Hertha 1969's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Palermo came free, but Rune Jarstein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zé Paulo da Silva struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Ruben Sánchez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hertha 1969. Hertha 1969's Josua Borger was substituted for Lüder Roppel. A collision led to Hertha 1969 getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Lothar Heber hit a great ball. Magic is Back's Gabi Batistuta was substituted for Martin Palermo. Moritz Hasenjäger's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ruben Sánchez firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 76th minute Moritz Hasenjäger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Sánchez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute Wilhelm Nienhaus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Sánchez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th minute, Gabi Batistuta made a precise shot to the right of Rune Jarstein. Hertha 1969's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After 82 minutes of play, Magic is Back's Gabi Batistuta made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rune Jarstein was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ruben Sánchez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gigel Elenescu in the 85th minute. In the 91st minute Rubén-Darío Feldmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rune Jarstein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Magic is Back's goal looked a bit too open when Wilhelm Nienhaus came free, but Ruben Sánchez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd minute Hertha 1969 were awarded a corner. Moritz Hasenjäger went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Zé Paulo da Silva managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristian Medina during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Magic is Back were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Hertha 1969 for a fine match.
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