Friendly League

Niedersachsenstadion
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emilio Argina started the match with the kick off. Bernd Yuschni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gutierre Lauri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Gutierre Lauri came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Ämmer Sportfreaks 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 Gutierre Lauri couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Patricius Lafranchi in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bernd Yuschni saved Hannover Reds from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Ämmer Sportfreaks's Rey Hirter got a free kick in the 8th minute. Fergus Maina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emilio Argina in the 9th minute of play. Willi Tilmann's late challenge caught a Ämmer Sportfreaks's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Willi Tilmann helped the player get up and apologised. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Gutierre Lauri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ämmer Sportfreaks's supporters rose to their feet, but Gutierre Lauri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernd Yuschni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dan Gerber recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Ämmer Sportfreaks defense, Emilio Argina kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fergus Maina. The Ämmer Sportfreaks fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fergus Maina should have stopped the shot. When Silverio Godoy came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Ämmer Sportfreaks 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 Silverio Godoy couldn't finish the play. Hannover Reds's Bernd Yuschni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dan Gerber in the 24th minute of play. Emilio Argina took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fergus Maina. Fergus Maina dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Hannover Reds's Bernd Yuschni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Willem Rinert in the 29th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Patricius Lafranchi in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bernd Yuschni saved Hannover Reds from getting behind. With a little luck, Ämmer Sportfreaks's Fergus Maina got control of the ball when Emilio Argina tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Silverio Godoy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Argina in the 47th minute of play forced Ämmer Sportfreaks's goalkeeper Fergus Maina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 49 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ämmer Sportfreaks's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lei Xiang Rong was slow to take the kick. During this time Hannover Reds's players had a chance to rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gutierre Lauri stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gutierre Lauri got free with Bernd Yuschni in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 55th match minute, Ämmer Sportfreaks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willem Rinert to maneuver through the defense. Bernd Yuschni made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Gutierre Lauri sent off a good shot on target. In the 62nd minute Silverio Godoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernd Yuschni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ämmer Sportfreaks's Fergus Maina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emilio Argina in the 66th minute of play. Gutierre Lauri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernd Yuschni having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, Hannover Reds's goal looked a bit too open when Gutierre Lauri came free, but Bernd Yuschni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fergus Maina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Argina in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Gutierre Lauri 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. Bernd Yuschni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gutierre Lauri in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Argina in the 81st minute of play forced Ämmer Sportfreaks's goalkeeper Fergus Maina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fergus Maina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Willi Tilmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Gutierre Lauri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 90 minutes of play, Hannover Reds's Emilio Argina made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fergus Maina was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fergus Maina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qiao Xing Qi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Hannover Reds getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Qiao Xing Qi hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Gutierre Lauri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ämmer Sportfreaks's supporters rose to their feet, but Gutierre Lauri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernd Yuschni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the referee blew the final whistle, Hannover Reds could leave the field as winners, despite Ämmer Sportfreaks having more of the ball for most of the match.