Friendly League

Vila Pinheiro
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dito Ramos kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Mesut Özil managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rot-Weiss-Essen's supporters rose to their feet, but Mesut Özil was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Durval Guerra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Icoara Football Club's Délio Brodel got a free kick in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximilian Henning in the 11th minute of play forced Icoara Football Club's goalkeeper Durval Guerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Rot-Weiss-Essen were awarded a corner. Maximilian Henning went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Rot-Weiss-Essen's Maximilian Henning to fire away a dangerous shot which Durval Guerra despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Iuri Ortiz hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Maximilian Henning took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 16th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Durval Guerra. Icoara Football Club's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Dito Ramos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but August Hoffmanns read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mesut Özil in the 19th minute of play forced Icoara Football Club's goalkeeper Durval Guerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Icoara Football Club's Durval Guerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 29th minute of play. August Hoffmanns showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Antunes in the 31st minute of the match. Cipriano Santana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but August Hoffmanns made a huge save. After 38 played minutes Icoara Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Belmiro Cabral. 42 minutes into the match, Icoara Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Anestis Kotsopoulos came free, but Durval Guerra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anestis Kotsopoulos scored 0-1 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Durval Guerra, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Anestis Kotsopoulos hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The crowd rose to their feet as Rot-Weiss-Essen's Anestis Kotsopoulos slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Durval Guerra. That made the score 0-2 after 51 minutes of play. Kryspin Banach kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Anestis Kotsopoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Durval Guerra was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. August Hoffmanns showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Antunes in the 58th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Antunes in the 61st minute of play forced Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper August Hoffmanns to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Durval Guerra made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Hugo Haupt sent off a good shot on target. Durval Guerra didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anestis Kotsopoulos went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Anestis Kotsopoulos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 69thth minute tested the skills of Durval Guerra when he managed to save the team from getting behind. August Hoffmanns made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Antunes in the 70th minute of play. Anestis Kotsopouloss short, quick shot in the 71stth minute got Durval Guerra to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a little luck, Icoara Football Club's Durval Guerra got control of the ball when Anestis Kotsopoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Durval Guerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anestis Kotsopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Durval Guerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Haupt in the 83rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Durval Guerra saved Icoara Football Club from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anestis Kotsopoulos got free with Durval Guerra in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Cipriano Santana fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Icoara Football Club's protests and gave Cipriano Santana a yellow card for diving instead. When Rot-Weiss-Essen's Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Icoara Football Club's goalie prevented a goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Rot-Weiss-Essen walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.