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Castlevania
Spectators: 9249 (Terracing: 6938, Seating: 2127, VIP seats: 184) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dinu Grecea made the kick off which started today's match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tizian Stange in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Johnny Banks saved FC Hamburg from getting behind. In the 7th minute, Pang Hong got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Johnny Banks made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Dinu Grecea sent off a good shot on target. Johnny Banks made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pang Hong in the 17th minute of play. Alejo Fe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from François Rouvrais in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st match minute, Dragons XI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pang Hong to maneuver through the defense. Johnny Banks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tizian Stange, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Linus von Scheliha made a great header on Dragons XI's corner, it was just that FC Hamburg's Johnny Banks managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marc-Dominic Schnurrer got free with Johnny Banks in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alejo Fe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thoralf Blohm in the 39th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dinu Grecea got free with Johnny Banks in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alejo Fe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from François Rouvrais, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pompiliu Roşculeţ to make the kick off. François Rouvrais hit a great freekick 49 minutes into the match. Johnny Banks made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinu Grecea in the 50th minute of play. Dragons XI's Alejo Fe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Dragons XI from getting a goal against them. Alejo Fe made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Muhammad Bejaoui sent off a good shot on target. In the 59th minute Pompiliu Roşculeţ shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alejo Fe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 63 played minutes FC Hamburg got a freekick which was hit by Markus Heimrath. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Hamburg's goalkeeper Johnny Banks, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. FC Hamburg's Johnny Banks played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dinu Grecea in the 66th minute of play. When Manfred Kottsieper came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the FC Hamburg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Manfred Kottsieper couldn't finish the play. FC Hamburg's Johnny Banks played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantin Scherz in the 71st minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Dragons XI's goal looked a bit too open when François Rouvrais came free, but Alejo Fe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manfred Kottsieper scored 1-1 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alejo Fe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC Hamburg made a substitution. Rainer Bethge replaced Markus Heimrath. In the 84th minute Laurențiu Cinteză shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alejo Fe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Johnny Banks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dinu Grecea in the 86th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Laurențiu Cinteză hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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.