Friendly League

Grotenburg-Stadion
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abdi Revis kicked off to start the match. Marcus Ekrot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simon Bannenbusch, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdi Revis in the 8th minute of play forced KFC Uerdingen 05's goalkeeper Brandon Mang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcus Ekrot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hartwig Engelhardt in the 10th minute of the match. Brandon Mang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdi Revis in the 12th minute of play. Brandon Mang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo Trancoso in the 15th minute of play. Hartwig Engelhardt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marcus Ekrot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabrizio Nowak in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute Simon Bannenbusch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Ekrot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute of the match KFC Uerdingen 05 got a corner. Vykans Vikingar's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ricardo Lugebiel ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Ricardo Lugebiel almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Vykans Vikingar's Marcus Ekrot did a great save. In the 23rd minute Vykans Vikingar were awarded a corner. Fernan Berart went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 24th match minute, Vykans Vikingar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tage Glanselius to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the KFC Uerdingen 05 defense, Abdi Revis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Brandon Mang. The KFC Uerdingen 05 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Brandon Mang should have stopped the shot. KFC Uerdingen 05's Brandon Mang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Trancoso in the 31st minute of play. Simon Bannenbusch could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Marcus Ekrot made a huge save. Ricardo Lugebiel hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Brandon Mang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdi Revis in the 40th minute of the match. Brandon Mang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonardo Trancoso in the 41st minute of the match. The supporters of Vykans Vikingar booed when KFC Uerdingen 05 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Lugebiel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half Vykans Vikingar were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Simon Bannenbusch was the one to do the kick off. Marcus Ekrot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hartwig Engelhardt, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Brandon Mang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdi Revis in the 62nd minute of play. In the 65th minute Hartwig Engelhardt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Ekrot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brandon Mang made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Abdi Revis sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Bannenbusch in the 70th minute of play forced Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Marcus Ekrot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonardo Trancoso came free with the goalkeeper in the 75th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Brandon Mang could save by the left post. In the 76th minute, Fernan Berart hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vykans Vikingar made a substitution. Börje Stål replaced Martin Mutumba. KFC Uerdingen 05 made a substitution. Brian Laudrup replaced Simon Bannenbusch. After a rather tough play, Vykans Vikingar's Fernan Berart got a free kick in the 77th minute. Fabrizio Nowak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcus Ekrot having to interfere. Leonardo Trancoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brandon Mang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Börje Stål, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute.