Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Marc Rüsing started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 2 played minutes SV Bad Harzburg got a freekick which was hit by Lars Schira. With a little luck, SV Bad Harzburg's Tim Wiese got control of the ball when Ciro Lando tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 6 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Nunez Arias. Tim Wiese showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julio Olarticoechea, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers André Neubauer in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anastasio Berriotxoa saved AFC FUSION from getting behind. Ramiro Arnalt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Tim Wiese made a huge save. In the 20th minute AFC FUSION were awarded a corner. Anacleto Ciceron went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Anacleto Ciceron got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tim Wiese quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Anastasio Berriotxoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marc Rüsing in the 21st minute of the match. Klaus Vielhaus hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. After 27 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Ramiro Arnalt. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marc Rüsing in the 28th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Anastasio Berriotxoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nunez Arias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Tim Wiese tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, André Neubauer notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of AFC FUSION's Anastasio Berriotxoa. Anastasio Berriotxoa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to SV Bad Harzburg getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Eckhard Donndorf hit a great ball. When the match had been going on for 48 minutes, AFC FUSION's Nunez Arias got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Tim Wiese. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nunez Arias stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marc Rüsing in the 63rd minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Anastasio Berriotxoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the game, SV Bad Harzburg's André Neubauer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anastasio Berriotxoa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 67th minute André Neubauer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anastasio Berriotxoa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ralph Klüpfel hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. If Achim Sonnenschein had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 78 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Marc Rüsing came free, but Anastasio Berriotxoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Marc Rüsing came free, but Anastasio Berriotxoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, SV Bad Harzburg's goal looked a bit too open when Julio Olarticoechea came free, but Tim Wiese reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marc Rüsing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SV Bad Harzburg's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.