Friendly League

Estadio ⲨⲀⲚⲀ
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Michael Hoffmann made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, FC Hollywood's Andreas Daumann got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Iker Azubeli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kilian Bakker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Godfredo Firman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Iker Azubeli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kilian Bakker in the 11th minute of play. FC Hollywood's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Florian Klauck in the 13th minute. The corner led FC Hollywood's Florian Klauck to fire away a dangerous shot which Iker Azubeli despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After a rather tough play, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Godfredo Firman got a free kick in the 18th minute. Mattias Stromann hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute, Ubaldo Ishmael hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luca Thürmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Iker Azubeli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iker Azubeli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michael Hoffmann in the 31st minute of play. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Iker Azubeli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michael Hoffmann in the 32nd minute of play. FC Hollywood's Brian Hülsen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save FC Hollywood from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, FC Hollywood's Mattias Stromann got a free kick in the 35th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Abel Maldonado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brian Hülsen. FC Hollywood's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abel Maldonado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 43 minutes into the match, Michael Hoffmann had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iker Azubeli. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Michael Hoffmann was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Godfredo Firman was the one to do the kick off. When FC Hollywood's Michael Hoffmann in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goalie prevented a goal. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Abel Maldonado got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC Hollywood's Brian Hülsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Godfredo Firman in the 65th minute of play. When Falko Weiß fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Hollywood's protests and gave Falko Weiß a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ⲨⲀⲚⲀ booed when FC Hollywood was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Falko Weiß didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Iker Azubeli got control of the ball when Luca Thürmann tried to sneak it across the goal line. 80 minutes into the game, Froilan Dantae was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Hollywood the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 79th minute of the game. One of ⲨⲀⲚⲀ:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Hollywood:s goal. In the 81st minute there was a penalty for FC Hollywood. Florian Klauck stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Iker Azubeli. 1-2. After a rather tough play, FC Hollywood's Dieter Wahlen got a free kick in the 85th minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC Hollywood's zone, Ubaldo Ishmael stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Brian Hülsen came out of the goal and Ubaldo Ishmael tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The FC Hollywood supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Hollywood would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.