Friendly League

PLAZA JEWELL
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Octavian Basten started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Pablo Mei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mesut Özil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pablo Mei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavian Basten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pablo Mei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavian Basten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Plaza Jewell's Pablo Mei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Haupt in the 20th minute of play. Pablo Mei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anestis Kotsopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper August Hoffmanns, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Plaza Jewell getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Aquiles Jon hit a great ball. Aristides Iratxo might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over August Hoffmanns. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aristides Iratxo ran back to his position shaking his head. Pablo Mei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mesut Özil in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Mesut Özil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Plaza Jewell's Salvador Roland got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pablo Mei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavian Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Selim Urkan hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Maximilian Henning recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Freddy Amato to make the kick off. Pablo Mei stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mesut Özil's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Mesut Özil sped through Plaza Jewell's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pablo Mei. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavian Basten in the 58th minute of play forced Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Pablo Mei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Plaza Jewell's goal looked a bit too open when Anestis Kotsopoulos came free, but Pablo Mei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Plaza Jewell's Aquiles Jon got a free kick in the 60th minute. Anestis Kotsopoulos received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pablo Mei came out and tried to block the shot, but Anestis Kotsopoulos slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 62nd minute. 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 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximilian Henning in the 67th minute of play forced Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Pablo Mei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Freddy Amato in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck August Hoffmanns prevented the ball from getting in the gole. August Hoffmanns stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Freddy Amato's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Aristides Iratxo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 77thth minute of the game Tiburcio Seber 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. After 78 played minutes Rot-Weiss-Essen got a freekick which was hit by Kryspin Banach. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mesut Özil got free with Pablo Mei in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mesut Özil in the 83rd minute of play forced Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Pablo Mei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Pablo Mei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hugo Haupt. In the 90th minute Plaza Jewell were awarded a corner. Lorenzo Mancio went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Lorenzo Mancio got away a dangerous shot. Despite this August Hoffmanns quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 92 minutes into the game, Selim Urkan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Plaza Jewell's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rot-Weiss-Essen the free kick. Selim Urkan hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Pablo Mei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anestis Kotsopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 97 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Tiburcio Seber sped through Rot-Weiss-Essen's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of August Hoffmanns. When the match was over Rot-Weiss-Essen could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Plaza Jewell throughout the match.