Prized/Friendly Cup

Fischverband Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Octavian Basten started the match with the kick off. Grayson Gruenigen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mesut Özil, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Octavian Basten in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Grayson Gruenigen saved Fischverband Ostschweiz from getting behind. In the 5th minute of the match Rot-Weiss-Essen got a corner. Fischverband Ostschweiz's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Maximilian Henning ran over to the corner to take the kick. Grayson Gruenigen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavian Basten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Anestis Kotsopoulos hit a great ball. August Hoffmanns made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Matthew Frutig sent off a good shot on target. 16 minutes into the match, Fischverband Ostschweiz's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Haupt came free, but Grayson Gruenigen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grayson Gruenigen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavian Basten in the 17th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Octavian Basten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Grayson Gruenigen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 19thth minute of the game Octavian Basten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fischverband Ostschweiz's Grayson Gruenigen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rot-Weiss-Essen's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Maximilian Henning in the 21st minute. A nice corner shot did that Maximilian Henning got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Grayson Gruenigen quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Matthew Frutigs short, quick shot in the 22ndth minute got August Hoffmanns to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Grayson Gruenigen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Haupt in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavian Basten in the 26th minute of play forced Fischverband Ostschweiz's goalkeeper Grayson Gruenigen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fischverband Ostschweiz's Grayson Gruenigen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavian Basten in the 28th minute of play. In the 31st match minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kryspin Banach to maneuver through the defense. Grayson Gruenigen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anestis Kotsopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Grayson Gruenigen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavian Basten in the 37th minute of the match. After 41 played minutes Rot-Weiss-Essen got a freekick which was hit by Hakem Al Khames. August Hoffmanns showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andre Giacomini, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. When Rot-Weiss-Essen's Octavian Basten in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fischverband Ostschweiz's goalie prevented a goal.

The wind increased when Matthew Frutig made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Octavian Basten made a precise shot to the right of Grayson Gruenigen. Fischverband Ostschweiz's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 55th minute Andre Giacomini 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. After 55 minutes of play, Fischverband Ostschweiz's Andre Giacomini made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. August Hoffmanns was left in no man's land by his defense there! Grayson Gruenigen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavian Basten in the 58th minute of the match. Grayson Gruenigen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Octavian Basten went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. In the 63rd minute Rot-Weiss-Essen were awarded a corner. Maximilian Henning went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Maximilian Henning almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Fischverband Ostschweiz's Grayson Gruenigen did a great save. After 67 minutes of play, Rot-Weiss-Essen's Mesut Özil made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Grayson Gruenigen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Grayson Gruenigen made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Octavian Basten sent off a good shot on target. Octavian Basten in the 74thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Grayson Gruenigen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A hard shot 74 in the game by Octavian Basten from a close distance when the talented Grayson Gruenigen managed to make a qualified save. Fischverband Ostschweiz's players were relieved. The crowd rose to their feet as Octavian Basten kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Grayson Gruenigen. That made the score 1-5 in the 76 minute of play. 78 minutes into the game, Octavian Basten cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-6. Grayson Gruenigen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 82nd minute of play forced Fischverband Ostschweiz's goalkeeper Grayson Gruenigen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 83 in the game by Octavian Basten from a close distance when the talented Grayson Gruenigen managed to make a qualified save. Fischverband Ostschweiz's players were relieved. Grayson Gruenigen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavian Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Grayson Gruenigen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavian Basten in the 85th minute of the match. Grayson Gruenigen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavian Basten in the 87th minute of the match. Mesut Özil in the 90thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Grayson Gruenigen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A nice corner shot did that Maximilian Henning got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Grayson Gruenigen quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Rot-Weiss-Essen had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.