Friendly League

Zeche Zollverein
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Erkan Fostiropoulos made the kick off and thus started the match. Simeon Plank showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dikdik Dik, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Dikdik Dik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Simeon Plank didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Dikdik Dik shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Maurizio Brink during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Maurizio Brink hit a great ball. In the 7thth minute of the game Dikdik Dik who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rot-Weiss-Essen's Simeon Plank was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Cebo in the 12th minute of play forced Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper Simeon Plank to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Magdaleno Maira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Simeon Plank made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After a rather tough play, Rot-Weiss-Essen's Erkan Fostiropoulos got a free kick in the 18th minute. Dikdik Dik scored 0-3 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Simeon Plank, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Igal Pascual kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. A hard shot by Hannes Kapell from long distance, 22 minutes into the match, got Yerko Courtois's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After a rather tough play, SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Yerko Varane got a free kick in the 24th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erkan Fostiropoulos got free with Yerko Courtois in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yerko Courtois made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Sandu Alexa sent off a good shot on target. Dikdik Dik recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Björn Mokros's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Yerko Courtois firmly grabbed it by the left post. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dikdik Dik to strike the kick off in the second half. Nicolas Cebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Simeon Plank tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Erkan Fostiropoulos fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rot-Weiss-Essen's protests and gave Erkan Fostiropoulos a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Erkan Fostiropoulos hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Natalio Illanes Ansaldo could shoot a difficult shot in the 59th minute, which Simeon Plank however easily saved by the left post. Thanks to some nice moves Natalio Illanes Ansaldo could shoot a difficult shot in the 59th minute, which Simeon Plank however easily saved by the left post. After 60 minutes Rot-Weiss-Essen's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Natalio Illanes Ansaldo who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Natalio Illanes Ansaldo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Simeon Plank quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Erkan Fostiropoulos hit a great ball. Erkan Fostiropoulos hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. 69 minutes into the match, Armin Arlet had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Simeon Plank. Rot-Weiss-Essen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Armin Arlet was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Helmut Malinowski during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Helmut Malinowski kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. A hard shot by Natalio Illanes Ansaldo from long distance, 73 minutes into the match, got Simeon Plank's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 78th minute, Natalio Illanes Ansaldo 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. Yerko Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandu Alexa, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Simeon Plank showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Cebo in the 82nd minute of the match. Simeon Plank made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armin Arlet in the 89th minute. After 89 minutes, Claas Wong mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rot-Weiss-Essen and the SICARIOS Fútbol Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armin Arlet got free with Simeon Plank in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The SICARIOS Fútbol Club players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.