U23 League

Gerena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Xande Xande started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the match, FC Old Dogs United's goal looked a bit too open when Paul Kromp came free, but Nikolay Ikonomov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bertil Jonsson who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 7thth minute tested the skills of Hubert Villa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 10 minutes into the match, Bertil Jonsson notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of FC Unterrudling's Hubert Villa. Hubert Villa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC Old Dogs United's Nikolay Ikonomov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xande Xande in the 14th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Bertil Jonsson could shoot a difficult shot in the 20th minute, which Hubert Villa however easily saved by the left post. Nikolay Ikonomov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xande Xande, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 27 minutes into the match, FC Old Dogs United's Bertil Jonsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hubert Villa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 28th minute Antonio Di Fabrizio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hubert Villa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Benjamin Schröer came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the FC Unterrudling 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 Benjamin Schröer couldn't finish the play. Bertil Jonsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Hubert Villa made a huge save. Nikolay Ikonomov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xande Xande in the 37th minute of the match. After 38 played minutes FC Unterrudling got a freekick which was hit by Jan-Oliver Pässler. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Bertil Jonsson made the kick off in the second half. Hubert Villa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bertil Jonsson in the 52nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xande Xande got free with Nikolay Ikonomov in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 62nd minute FC Unterrudling were awarded a corner. Jan-Oliver Pässler went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on FC Unterrudling's corner Jan-Oliver Pässler fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nikolay Ikonomov quite easily take care of the ball. Andrézinho Araújo charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andrézinho Araújo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Xande Xande could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Nikolay Ikonomov made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xande Xande got free with Nikolay Ikonomov in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC Unterrudling's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.