Friendly League

EL PASO
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Laurențiu Cinteză made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Demetrio Evangelista hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the match, ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's Davi Lendaa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Johnny Banks narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 12 minutes, Thoralf Blohm managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Hamburg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thoralf Blohm was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Davi Lendaa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Johnny Banks made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davi Lendaa in the 23rd minute of play. A collision led to FC Hamburg getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Ingolf Appenzeller hit a great ball. Johnny Banks made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Davi Lendaa sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pompiliu Roşculeţ in the 38th minute of play forced ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's goalkeeper Iosif Tsoleridis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Hamburg's Johnny Banks proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save FC Hamburg from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pompiliu Roşculeţ in the 45th minute of play forced ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's goalkeeper Iosif Tsoleridis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Davi Lendaa made the kick off in the second half. When Eustaquio Vermudo fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's protests and gave Eustaquio Vermudo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 51st match minute, ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eustaquio Vermudo to maneuver through the defense. Iosif Tsoleridis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pompiliu Roşculeţ went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Davi Lendaa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Johnny Banks having to make a save. FC Hamburg's Johnny Banks played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davi Lendaa in the 56th minute of play. Davi Lendaa took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Johnny Banks. Johnny Banks dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 71 minutes into the match, ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's Davi Lendaa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Johnny Banks narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nektarios Dourekas during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nektarios Dourekas kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. FC Hamburg made a substitution. Rainer Bethge replaced Markus Heimrath. Nektarios Dourekas kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Kleanthis Lianos might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Johnny Banks. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kleanthis Lianos ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kleanthis Lianos in the 74th minute of play forced FC Hamburg's goalkeeper Johnny Banks to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johnny Banks took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kleanthis Lianos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's attentive Eustaquio Vermudo managed to snatch the ball when Rainer Bethge made a throw-in in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 82nd match minute, FC Hamburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thoralf Blohm to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 84 minutes, Kleanthis Lianos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kleanthis Lianos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kleanthis Lianos in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Johnny Banks saved FC Hamburg from getting behind. Iosif Tsoleridis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laurențiu Cinteză in the 89th minute of the match. Richard Otte was extremely unlucky when he, in the 94th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manfred Kottsieper got free with Iosif Tsoleridis in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the FC Hamburg players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.