Prized/Friendly Cup

Paradise Lost
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Rot-Weiss-Essen's Erkan Fostiropoulos 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. Uwe Ziege showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milosz Flis, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute Björn Mokros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Solustiano Partarroyo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Uwe Ziege made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Radowit Bycofski sent off a good shot on target. Solustiano Partarroyo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Björn Mokros in the 16th minute of play. In the 19th minute Björn Mokros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Solustiano Partarroyo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, FC Saxon's goal looked a bit too open when Björn Mokros came free, but Solustiano Partarroyo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Uwe Ziege was a little too slow when Jan Nowacki got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 21st minute. The score was now 1-0. Uwe Ziege made an important save on a dangerous shot by Radowit Bycofski in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Pyczkowski in the 28th minute of play forced Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper Uwe Ziege to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the game, Rot-Weiss-Essen's Björn Mokros nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Solustiano Partarroyo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Uwe Ziege showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Pyczkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Solustiano Partarroyo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erkan Fostiropoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 42nd minute Rot-Weiss-Essen were awarded a corner. Hannes Kapell went to the cornerflag to take it. Solustiano Partarroyo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Björn Mokros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

In the 54th minute, Jan Nowacki ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Uwe Ziege was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Solustiano Partarroyo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erkan Fostiropoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute, Erkan Fostiropoulos made a precise shot to the right of Solustiano Partarroyo. FC Saxon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 63 minutes into the match, Rot-Weiss-Essen's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Pyczkowski came free, but Uwe Ziege reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Uwe Ziege showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Pyczkowski in the 64th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, FC Saxon's goal looked a bit too open when Erkan Fostiropoulos came free, but Solustiano Partarroyo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rot-Weiss-Essen's Uwe Ziege played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Pyczkowski in the 69th minute of play. Uwe Ziege took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Pyczkowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Xavi Haberer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Saxon's Lu Xuan Wei couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 79th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Rot-Weiss-Essen. 85 minutes into the match, Rot-Weiss-Essen's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Pyczkowski came free, but Uwe Ziege reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute Milosz Flis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uwe Ziege saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rot-Weiss-Essen's Uwe Ziege played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radowit Bycofski in the 91st minute of play. Ebbo Böse's late challenge caught a FC Saxon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ebbo Böse helped the player get up and apologised. FC Saxon's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.