Hollywood Bowl
Spectators: 9338 (Terracing: 7005,
Seating: 2148, VIP seats: 185) FC Żywiec's Roland Hens started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Andrézinho Dracena received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Steven Schuster came out and tried to block the shot, but Andrézinho Dracena slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 2nd minute. In the 8th minute, Bernhard Kehren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Hu Xing Yin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Steven Schuster was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, FC Żywiec's Klaus-Marco Kühbauer got a free kick in the 11th minute. Iuri Law took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roland Hens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andrézinho Dracena was extremely unlucky when he, in the 14th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Steven Schuster took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hu Xing Yin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Steven Schuster stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hu Xing Yin's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Hu Xing Yin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Steven Schuster came out and tried to block the shot, but Hu Xing Yin slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 21st minute. In the 26th minute, Hans-Dieter Kolb made a precise shot to the right of Iuri Law. FC Hollywood's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 29 minutes into the match, FC Żywiec's goal looked a bit too open when Andrézinho Dracena came free, but Steven Schuster reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Steven Schuster made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Andrézinho Dracena sent off a good shot on target. In the 33rd minute, Hans-Dieter Kolb hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hu Xing Yin got free with Steven Schuster in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, FC Żywiec's Steven Schuster got control of the ball when Hu Xing Yin tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Hans-Dieter Kolb had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Żywiec's Steven Schuster proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save FC Żywiec from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, FC Żywiec's Steven Schuster got control of the ball when Andrézinho Dracena tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC Hollywood's Tomas Nisio was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Steven Schuster in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 3-1 became the score in the 47th minute when Hu Xing Yin elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hu Xing Yin to make the kick off. Steven Schuster made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrézinho Dracena in the 53rd minute of play. Steven Schuster took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrézinho Dracena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes into the match, Andrézinho Dracena had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Steven Schuster. FC Żywiec's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrézinho Dracena was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. In the 64th minute Hu Xing Yin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steven Schuster saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hu Xing Yin in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Steven Schuster saved FC Żywiec from getting behind. Tom Schober charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tom Schober the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 5-1 when Hu Xing Yin sped through FC Żywiec's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Steven Schuster. 77 minutes into the match, FC Żywiec's goal looked a bit too open when Andrézinho Dracena came free, but Steven Schuster reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Steven Schuster took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hu Xing Yin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Igor Camargo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Steven Schuster showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrézinho Dracena in the 86th minute of the match. Steven Schuster came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Hollywood's Daniel Grooten. But to his dismay, Daniel Grooten quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-1. Steven Schuster showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hu Xing Yin in the 96th minute of the match. Hu Xing Yin scored 8-1 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Steven Schuster, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC Hollywood walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.
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