Friendly League

Tivoli Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tonico Tinoco made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute Tonico Tinoco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jess Carnduff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tonico Tinoco in the 4th minute of play forced Alemannia Aachen's goalkeeper Jess Carnduff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manfred Kottsieper received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Thomas Müller sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Thomas Müller's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. If Mateusz Rydel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Inter Miami CF's goalkeeper Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 14th minute, Alemannia Aachen's Thomas Müller ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah. Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Alemannia Aachen's Jess Carnduff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Román Riquelme in the 21st minute of play. Louis Leißner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah having to interfere. Mateusz Rydel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah having to interfere. A hard shot 26 in the game by Thomas Müller from a close distance when the talented Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah managed to make a qualified save. Inter Miami CF's players were relieved. Tonico Tinoco took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jess Carnduff. Jess Carnduff dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 34 minutes into the match, Román Riquelme had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jess Carnduff. Alemannia Aachen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Román Riquelme was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 37th minute Román Riquelme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jess Carnduff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomas Müller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jess Carnduff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tonico Tinoco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Bengt Rosenbaum fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alemannia Aachen's protests and gave Bengt Rosenbaum a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th minute, Bengt Rosenbaum hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jess Carnduff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Román Riquelme in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Lech Wawrukiewicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Alemannia Aachen players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Inter Miami CF were winning 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Thomas Müller was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Inter Miami CF's zone, Thomas Müller stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah came out of the goal and Thomas Müller tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Inter Miami CF's Javier Fridman was substituted for Eriberto Miranda. Inter Miami CF's Mauro Liher was substituted for Guaberto Paio. Erasmo Lekubegi made in the 60th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Tonico Tinoco immediately put the ball in play. Inter Miami CF were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after Alemannia Aachen's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Justo Montrel took the corner. The corner led Inter Miami CF's Justo Montrel to fire away a dangerous shot which Jess Carnduff despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Joe Pancken made in the 64th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Alemannia Aachen's Frans Baltzer. Thomas Müller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Thomas Müller came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Alemannia Aachen 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 Thomas Müller couldn't finish the play. 71 minutes into the match, Tonico Tinoco dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jess Carnduff, 1-3. Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomas Müller in the 73rd minute of play. Thomas Müller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Müller in the 77th minute of play forced Inter Miami CF's goalkeeper Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Alemannia Aachen's goalkeeper Jess Carnduff had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erasmo Lekubegi. After a defensive mix-up in Inter Miami CF's zone, Thomas Müller stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah came out of the goal and Thomas Müller tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Fridman in the 89th minute of play forced Alemannia Aachen's goalkeeper Jess Carnduff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Thomas Müller had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah. Inter Miami CF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thomas Müller was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3.