Prized/Friendly Cup

Dacia Ripensis Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adrian Neubauer started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Rot-Weiss-Essen booed when FC Temeswar Banat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Trendafil Dzhendov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adrian Neubauer who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 10thth minute tested the skills of August Hoffmanns when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Trendafil Dzhendov hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Adrian Neubauer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but August Hoffmanns made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Adrian Neubauer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but August Hoffmanns was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. After 17 played minutes Rot-Weiss-Essen got a freekick which was hit by Felix Balzer. In the 21st minute of the match Hüseyin Turan Aytolun sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but August Hoffmanns skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of Rot-Weiss-Essen booed when FC Temeswar Banat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Trendafil Dzhendov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Felix Balzer made in the 24th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Temeswar Banat's Zhou Yan Qi. Adrian Neubauer received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. August Hoffmanns came out and tried to block the shot, but Adrian Neubauer slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 26th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Rot-Weiss-Essen's zone, Adrian Neubauer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. August Hoffmanns came out of the goal and Adrian Neubauer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Adrian Neubauer struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. August Hoffmanns didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Temeswar Banat. 33 minutes into the match, FC Temeswar Banat's Adrian Neubauer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that August Hoffmanns narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aimé Holtmann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Haupt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Temeswar Banat's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Maximilian Henning was slow to take the kick. During this time Rot-Weiss-Essen's players had a chance to rest. When Mesut Özil fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rot-Weiss-Essen's protests and gave Mesut Özil a yellow card for diving instead. FC Temeswar Banat's Adrian Neubauer was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but August Hoffmanns in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 49 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rot-Weiss-Essen's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Adrian Neubauer was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Temeswar Banat's players had a chance to rest. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anestis Kotsopoulos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Adrian Neubauer might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over August Hoffmanns. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adrian Neubauer ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Neubauer in the 54th minute of play forced Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper August Hoffmanns to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Felix Balzer hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the game, Felix Balzer threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Temeswar Banat's Zhou Yan Qi quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The audience was convinced that Adrian Neubauer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but August Hoffmanns was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. In the 64th minute of the match FC Temeswar Banat got a corner. Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Adrian Neubauer ran over to the corner to take the kick. Artemio Lucian made a great header on FC Temeswar Banat's corner, it was just that Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns managed to reach the ball for a save. August Hoffmanns showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Neubauer, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Felix Balzer got a throw-in 68 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Maximilian Henning. A sloppy throw-in by Felix Balzer in the 72nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Temeswar Banat's Hüseyin Turan Aytolun. 74 minutes into the match, FC Temeswar Banat's goal looked a bit too open when Anestis Kotsopoulos came free, but Aimé Holtmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 74th minute of play forced FC Temeswar Banat's goalkeeper Aimé Holtmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute Mesut Özil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aimé Holtmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aimé Holtmann made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Hugo Haupt sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to FC Temeswar Banat getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Trendafil Dzhendov hit a great ball. August Hoffmanns showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Neubauer, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After having played for 82 minutes, Adrian Neubauer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Temeswar Banat's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adrian Neubauer 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 88th minute Adrian Neubauer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but August Hoffmanns saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 91 minutes Rot-Weiss-Essen's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Adrian Neubauer who took care of the corner kick. August Hoffmanns took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Neubauer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felix Balzer made in the 96th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Temeswar Banat's Hüseyin Turan Aytolun. If Adrian Neubauer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. FC Temeswar Banat were victorious despite being under pressure from Rot-Weiss-Essen for much of the match.