Diego Vizioli
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Pat Eggers made the kick off and thus started the match. Timoteo Kuhn could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but August Hoffmanns made a huge save. Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Rot-Weiss-Essen from getting a goal against them. Pat Eggerss short, quick shot in the 13thth minute got August Hoffmanns to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Pat Eggers's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 16thth minute, August Hoffmanns skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. August Hoffmanns showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clinton Werfel, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 20th match minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavio Canal to maneuver through the defense. 21 minutes into the match, Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper August Hoffmanns had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nathaniel Howald. Hugo Haupt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Stig Verlengia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Kryspin Banach hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the match, Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper August Hoffmanns had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pat Eggers. Clinton Werfel's late challenge caught a Rot-Weiss-Essen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Clinton Werfel helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Liver Bird getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Clinton Werfel hit a great ball. Alfred Parolini kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Stig Verlengia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 29th minute of play. Rot-Weiss-Essen's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Maximilian Henning in the 30th minute. August Hoffmanns made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pat Eggers in the 32nd minute. Pat Eggers who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 33rdth minute tested the skills of August Hoffmanns when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Rot-Weiss-Essen from getting a goal against them. Pat Eggers could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but August Hoffmanns made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hugo Haupt in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stig Verlengia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Pat Eggers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but August Hoffmanns was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. 45 minutes into the match, Liver Bird's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Haupt came free, but Stig Verlengia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.
The wind increased when Octavian Basten made the kick off in the second half. Hugo Haupt's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Stig Verlengia firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience was convinced that Pat Eggers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but August Hoffmanns was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. In the 53rdth minute of the game Pat Eggers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pat Eggers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without August Hoffmanns having to interfere. August Hoffmanns showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timoteo Kuhn in the 59th minute of the match. August Hoffmanns made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timoteo Kuhn in the 59th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Hugo Haupt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stig Verlengia. Liver Bird's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hugo Haupt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Liver Bird's Timoteo Kuhn got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Liver Bird's Stig Verlengia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Liver Bird from getting a goal against them. Liver Bird's Stig Verlengia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Liver Bird from getting a goal against them. August Hoffmanns showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pat Eggers, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Liver Bird's Raffaele Mutach was substituted for Alfred Parolini. After some careless play in the Rot-Weiss-Essen defense, Clinton Werfel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of August Hoffmanns. The Rot-Weiss-Essen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that August Hoffmanns should have stopped the shot. After 75 minutes, Octavian Basten made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Liver Bird's Stig Verlengia tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 81st minute Timoteo Kuhn 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. Liver Bird's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nathaniel Howald in the 82nd minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalie and right to Raffaele Mutach. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Rot-Weiss-Essen's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Jacques La Rosa's late challenge caught a Rot-Weiss-Essen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jacques La Rosa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 88th match minute, Liver Bird was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacques La Rosa to maneuver through the defense. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.
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