Friendly League

The Clapham Oval
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cléberson Mendonça kicked off to start the match. Hartwig Engelhardt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 7 minutes, João Francisco Toscano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clapham Rovers's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Francisco Toscano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 8th match minute, KFC Uerdingen 05 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucien Zollt to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Clapham Rovers booed when KFC Uerdingen 05 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hartwig Engelhardt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hartwig Engelhardt scored 0-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edward Preston, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 21 minutes into the match, Clapham Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when Simon Bannenbusch came free, but Edward Preston reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Clapham Rovers's Edward Preston played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Bannenbusch in the 21st minute of play. Clapham Rovers's Edward Preston played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hartwig Engelhardt in the 28th minute of play. KFC Uerdingen 05 were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after Clapham Rovers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ricardo Lugebiel took the corner. 34 minutes into the game, Richard Thompson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Clapham Rovers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KFC Uerdingen 05 the free kick. Ricardo Lugebiel struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Edward Preston didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KFC Uerdingen 05. In the 42nd match minute, KFC Uerdingen 05 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucien Zollt to maneuver through the defense. Clapham Rovers's Gavin Sedgemore got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paolo Tano made in the 46th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Lucien Zollt. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 51st minute, Gavin Sedgemore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Clapham Rovers's zone, Ricardo Lugebiel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edward Preston came out of the goal and Ricardo Lugebiel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cléberson Mendonça received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Brandon Mang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. KFC Uerdingen 05's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ricardo Lugebiel in the 61st minute. It was a well-played corner which Hartwig Engelhardt managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 63rd minute Cléberson Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brandon Mang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Clapham Rovers booed when KFC Uerdingen 05 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hartwig Engelhardt didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Clapham Rovers booed when KFC Uerdingen 05 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Lugebiel didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Simon Bannenbusch fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KFC Uerdingen 05's protests and gave Simon Bannenbusch a yellow card for diving instead. Simon Bannenbusch hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Brandon Mang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Francisco Toscano's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. The supporters of KFC Uerdingen 05 booed when Clapham Rovers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Francisco Toscano didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Clapham Rovers getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. João Francisco Toscano hit a great ball. When Gencer Hisarcık fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KFC Uerdingen 05's protests and gave Gencer Hisarcık a yellow card for diving instead. KFC Uerdingen 05 made a substitution. Brian Laudrup replaced Simon Bannenbusch. João Francisco Toscano shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Brandon Mang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jools Holland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brian Laudrup in the 91st minute of play forced Clapham Rovers's goalkeeper Edward Preston to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. KFC Uerdingen 05's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.