Friendly League

Talentschuppen
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) FC Hamburg's Laurențiu Cinteză 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. Alberino Vieitez kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Patrik Øskan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Laurențiu Cinteză in the 7th minute. Xacintu Ribeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johnny Banks having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, FC Hamburg's goal looked a bit too open when Xacintu Ribeiro came free, but Johnny Banks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, Xacintu Ribeiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Johnny Banks was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernando Harroyo in the 17th minute of play forced FC Hamburg's goalkeeper Johnny Banks to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Atlético Bucaramanga's Patrik Øskan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pompiliu Roşculeţ in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, FC Hamburg's goal looked a bit too open when Xacintu Ribeiro came free, but Johnny Banks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xacintu Ribeiro in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Johnny Banks prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Xacintu Ribeiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Johnny Banks. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Xacintu Ribeiro ran back to his position shaking his head. FC Hamburg's Johnny Banks played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xacintu Ribeiro in the 31st minute of play. Johnny Banks took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xacintu Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patrik Øskan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laurențiu Cinteză in the 33rd minute of the match. Ingolf Appenzeller made in the 36th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Atlético Bucaramanga's Alberino Vieitez. After 38 minutes of play, Atlético Bucaramanga's Xacintu Ribeiro made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Johnny Banks was left in no man's land by his defense there! Johnny Banks stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xacintu Ribeiro's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. The FC Hamburg players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Atlético Bucaramanga were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Xacintu Ribeiro made the kick off in the second half. Frank Groth hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Pompiliu Roşculeţ's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patrik Øskan was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Xacintu Ribeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Johnny Banks made a huge save. Hernando Harroyo kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Hamburg's zone, Xacintu Ribeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Johnny Banks came out of the goal and Xacintu Ribeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Johnny Banks made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xacintu Ribeiro in the 67th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Xacintu Ribeiro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Johnny Banks. That made the score 0-3 in the 70 minute of play. FC Hamburg made a substitution. Rainer Bethge replaced Markus Heimrath. Atlético Bucaramanga's Patrik Øskan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laurențiu Cinteză in the 75th minute of play. A hard shot 83 in the game by Xacintu Ribeiro from a close distance when the talented Johnny Banks managed to make a qualified save. FC Hamburg's players were relieved. Johnny Banks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xacintu Ribeiro in the 84th minute of the match. Atlético Bucaramanga's Xacintu Ribeiro got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC Hamburg made a substitution. Richard Otte replaced Pompiliu Roşculeţ. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Atlético Bucaramanga walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.