Friendly League

Celts Park
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Smiddy Celts's Phillip McKeochan 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. Smiddy Celts's Jesse McJames played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilhelm Nienhaus in the 3rd minute of play. With a little luck, Hertha 1969's Rune Jarstein got control of the ball when Paddy Thomson tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Smiddy Celts's zone, Wilhelm Nienhaus stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jesse McJames came out of the goal and Wilhelm Nienhaus tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hertha 1969's Rune Jarstein proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Hertha 1969 from getting a goal against them. 15 minutes into the match, Hertha 1969's goal looked a bit too open when Phillip McKeochan came free, but Rune Jarstein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paddy Thomson's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rune Jarstein firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 19th minute, Phillip McKeochan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rune Jarstein. The goal made the score 1-0. Hertha 1969's Rune Jarstein proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Hertha 1969 from getting a goal against them. 25 minutes into the match, Hertha 1969's goalkeeper Rune Jarstein had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paddy Thomson. In the 26th minute of the match Smiddy Celts got a corner. Hertha 1969's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Laerte Tande ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilhelm Nienhaus in the 29th minute of play forced Smiddy Celts's goalkeeper Jesse McJames to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Hertha 1969's Rune Jarstein got control of the ball when Paddy Thomson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rune Jarstein stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paddy Thomson's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Jesse McJames showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilhelm Nienhaus, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Rune Jarstein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wal McVean, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paddy Thomson in the 42nd minute of play forced Hertha 1969's goalkeeper Rune Jarstein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hertha 1969's Rune Jarstein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Graeme Gordon in the 43rd minute of play. Smiddy Celts's Jesse McJames played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Paulo da Silva in the 46th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilhelm Nienhaus in the 47th minute of play forced Smiddy Celts's goalkeeper Jesse McJames to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wilhelm Nienhaus made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Paddy Thomson 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. In the 54th minute Paddy Thomson 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. Rune Jarstein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Graeme Gordon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rune Jarstein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phillip McKeochan, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Rune Jarstein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Graeme Gordon, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 63rd minute, Benedikt Bensch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute of the match, Gigel Elenescu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jesse McJames saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 69th minute Wal McVean 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. Rune Jarstein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paddy Thomson, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Rune Jarstein came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Smiddy Celts's Paddy Thomson. But to his dismay, Paddy Thomson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Rune Jarstein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phillip McKeochan, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Hertha 1969's Rune Jarstein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Graeme Gordon in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilhelm Nienhaus in the 80th minute of play forced Smiddy Celts's goalkeeper Jesse McJames to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rune Jarstein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paddy Thomson in the 81st minute of the match. Atacan Tuncay hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Atacan Tuncay kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. After 86 played minutes, Hertha 1969's Zé Paulo da Silva shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jesse McJames came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Hertha 1969 reached it. Wilhelm Nienhaus in the 88thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jesse McJames, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Rune Jarstein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Graeme McRobie, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. When Zé Paulo da Silva came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Hertha 1969 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 Zé Paulo da Silva couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Smiddy Celts had won after a very even match.