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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Anestis Kotsopoulos made the kick off and thus started the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Narciso Aznar saved Old Olympians FC from getting behind. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Anestis Kotsopoulos sped through Old Olympians FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Narciso Aznar. Vágner de Medeiros hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 10th minute of play forced Old Olympians FC's goalkeeper Narciso Aznar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pacho Quiroga during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 11th match minute, Old Olympians FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pacho Quiroga to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Old Olympians FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Franco Durango hit a great ball. The Rot-Weiss-Essen fans' excitement grew in the 17th match minute when Rot-Weiss-Essen's Anestis Kotsopoulos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Hugo Haupt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narciso Aznar having to interfere. Narciso Aznar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximilian Henning in the 27th minute of play forced Old Olympians FC's goalkeeper Narciso Aznar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Rot-Weiss-Essen's Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Old Olympians FC's goalie prevented a goal. 29 minutes into the match, Maximilian Henning notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Old Olympians FC's Narciso Aznar. Narciso Aznar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 31st minute, Nel Macho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Rot-Weiss-Essen booed when Old Olympians FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nel Macho didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36thth minute of the game Anestis Kotsopoulos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Old Olympians FC's Narciso Aznar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Narciso Aznar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anestis Kotsopoulos's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. The Rot-Weiss-Essen fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when Rot-Weiss-Essen's Anestis Kotsopoulos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Narciso Aznar saved Old Olympians FC from getting behind. Narciso Aznar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 42nd minute of play. After 44 minutes Old Olympians FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Maximilian Henning who took care of the corner kick. Maximilian Henning made a great header on Rot-Weiss-Essen's corner, it was just that Old Olympians FC's Narciso Aznar managed to reach the ball for a save. Narciso Aznar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Haupt in the 45th minute of play. Narciso Aznar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anestis Kotsopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Narciso Aznar saved Old Olympians FC from getting behind. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Hugo Haupt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Narciso Aznar made a huge save. Rot-Weiss-Essen's Maximilian Henning got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Narciso Aznar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anestis Kotsopoulos went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hugo Haupt got free with Narciso Aznar in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Narciso Aznar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 60th minute of the match. Old Olympians FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 62nd minute, when Hugo Haupt scored to the left of an out of position Narciso Aznar, making the score, 0-6. In the 72nd minute of the match Kryspin Banach shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Narciso Aznar showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Old Olympians FC's Narciso Aznar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximilian Henning in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute Maximilian Henning shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Aznar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Narciso Aznar saved Old Olympians FC from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Narciso Aznar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rot-Weiss-Essen were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Old Olympians FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Maximilian Henning took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Hakem Al Khames heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. When Rot-Weiss-Essen's Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Old Olympians FC's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Old Olympians FC's Narciso Aznar got control of the ball when Hugo Haupt tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 0-8 when Anestis Kotsopoulos sped through Old Olympians FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Narciso Aznar. After 90th play minutes Anestis Kotsopoulos shot 0-9, a short shot which went by Narciso Aznar and just under the crossbar into goal. When Rot-Weiss-Essen's Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Old Olympians FC's goalie prevented a goal. Rot-Weiss-Essen's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.