Friendly League

Unicorns Temple
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rupert Heidingsfelder took the kick off in the first half of the match. Corneliu Vulpăşin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rupert Heidingsfelder's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Corneliu Vulpăşin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rupert Heidingsfelder in the 9th minute of play. If Rupert Heidingsfelder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19th minute, Calistrat Mihalcea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilhelm Nienhaus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Corneliu Vulpăşin having to interfere. Corneliu Vulpăşin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rupert Heidingsfelder's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. In the 28th minute Hertha 1969 were awarded a corner. Zé Paulo da Silva went to the cornerflag to take it. When Rupert Heidingsfelder got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for Hertha 1969. If Rupert Heidingsfelder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Unicorns ™ booed when Hertha 1969 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Paulo da Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rupert Heidingsfelder sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rupert Heidingsfelder scored 0-1 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Corneliu Vulpăşin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Benedikt Bensch kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tudor Bodea made a kick off. Wilhelm Nienhaus hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Rupert Heidingsfelder sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Corneliu Vulpăşin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rupert Heidingsfelder, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute, Hertha 1969's Zé Paulo da Silva dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. Corneliu Vulpăşin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rupert Heidingsfelder in the 64th minute. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Unicorns ™'s goalkeeper Corneliu Vulpăşin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Rupert Heidingsfelder's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Corneliu Vulpăşin was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Rupert Heidingsfelder sped through Unicorns ™'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Corneliu Vulpăşin. In the 75th minute Rupert Heidingsfelder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Corneliu Vulpăşin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Hertha 1969 getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Zé Paulo da Silva hit a great ball. Rupert Heidingsfelder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Corneliu Vulpăşin having to interfere. Corneliu Vulpăşin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rupert Heidingsfelder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Rupert Heidingsfelder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Corneliu Vulpăşin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zé Paulo da Silva went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. When the match was over Hertha 1969 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Unicorns ™ throughout the match.