U21 League

Vila Highschool
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Großberghofen's Laurence Jakob 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. After 3rd play minutes Bruno Vilberg shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Ruben Pieschke and just under the crossbar into goal. Mihkel Ülipikk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Blatzheim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Bruno Vilberg came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Vila 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 Bruno Vilberg couldn't finish the play. Großberghofen's Ruben Pieschke proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Großberghofen from getting a goal against them. Mihkel Ülipikk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laurence Jakob in the 16th minute of play. Vila's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Adolf Nuume in the 20th minute. A nice corner shot did that Adolf Nuume got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ruben Pieschke quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 22 played minutes Großberghofen got a freekick which was hit by Reiner Despang. The long shot by Alex Kalde in the 23rd minute really tested Ruben Pieschke'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. Manole Iosifian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Ruben Pieschke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reiner Despang kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Großberghofen's zone, Bruno Vilberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ruben Pieschke came out of the goal and Bruno Vilberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vila's attentive Alex Kalde managed to snatch the ball when Reiner Despang made a throw-in in the 36th minute of the game. In the 45th minute, Sebastian Blatzheim left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Großberghofen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bruno Vilberg was the one to do the kick off. After 52 played minutes Vila got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Nigol. Benjamin Stötzer's late challenge caught a Vila's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benjamin Stötzer helped the player get up and apologised. In the 60th minute, Benjamin Stötzer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruben Pieschke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Nigol, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laurence Jakob got free with Mihkel Ülipikk in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Bruno Vilberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ruben Pieschke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Vilberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Adolf Nuume kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Großberghofen's Laurence Jakob got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Laurence Jakob struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Mihkel Ülipikk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Großberghofen. 84 minutes into the match, Sebastian Blatzheim had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mihkel Ülipikk. Vila's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sebastian Blatzheim was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 91st minute, Bruno Nigol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Laurence Jakob charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Laurence Jakob the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The Vila supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Großberghofen's performance. The match ended with a win for Großberghofen.