Official Cup

Zeche Zollverein
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anestis Kotsopoulos made the kick off which started today's match. Tala Bosques del Jaure's Xove Tijerina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leif-Eric Albrecht in the 3rd minute of play. Tala Bosques del Jaure's Xove Tijerina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 5th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Cai Wei Xi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns. August Hoffmanns was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cai Wei Xi in the 13th minute of play. August Hoffmanns stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cai Wei Xi's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. August Hoffmanns took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cai Wei Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 17 minutes, Xove Tijerina successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mesut Özil got free with Xove Tijerina in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cai Wei Xi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. August Hoffmanns didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cai Wei Xi went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Cai Wei Xi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but August Hoffmanns read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Cai Wei Xi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tala Bosques del Jaure's supporters rose to their feet, but Cai Wei Xi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. August Hoffmanns breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 34th minute Cai Wei Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but August Hoffmanns saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cai Wei Xi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but August Hoffmanns read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. August Hoffmanns showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliézer Prata in the 44th minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, Tala Bosques del Jaure's goalkeeper Xove Tijerina had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mesut Özil.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cai Wei Xi made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper August Hoffmanns had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cai Wei Xi. August Hoffmanns showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cai Wei Xi in the 56th minute of the match. August Hoffmanns made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cai Wei Xi in the 59th minute. Tala Bosques del Jaure made a substitution. Tino Godos replaced Eliézer Prata. In the 63rd minute of the match Tala Bosques del Jaure got a corner. Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Henry Rockeloos ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 63 played minutes Rot-Weiss-Essen got a freekick which was hit by Felix Balzer. With an all-out effort, Tala Bosques del Jaure's August Hoffmanns threw himself towards the right post 64 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cai Wei Xi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 67th play minute Cai Wei Xi came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised August Hoffmanns. 0-6. Tala Bosques del Jaure made a substitution. Edinson Rodríguez replaced Cai Wei Xi. 71 minutes into the match, Tala Bosques del Jaure's Edinson Rodríguez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that August Hoffmanns narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Xove Tijerina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mesut Özil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 0-7 when Edinson Rodríguez sped through Rot-Weiss-Essen's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of August Hoffmanns. In the 87th minute, Napoleon Lewicki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 89th minute of play forced Tala Bosques del Jaure's goalkeeper Xove Tijerina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xove Tijerina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Haupt, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper August Hoffmanns, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Tala Bosques del Jaure walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.