League

Gerena Arena
Spectators: 8097 (Terracing: 6074, Seating: 1862, VIP seats: 161) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ion Jula started the match with the kick off. Flavio Canal hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Octavian Basten sped through Oberndorf's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Claudio Apicella. Claudio Apicella 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 11th minute. In the 12thth minute of the game Octavian Basten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Oberndorf's Claudio Apicella was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Octavian Basten in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claudio Apicella prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Octavian Basten in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Claudio Apicella saved Oberndorf from getting behind. When Rot-Weiss-Essen's Octavian Basten in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Oberndorf's goalie prevented a goal. Claudio Apicella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavian Basten in the 15th minute of the match. The Rot-Weiss-Essen fans' excitement grew in the 16th match minute when Rot-Weiss-Essen's Octavian Basten looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Rot-Weiss-Essen's Mesut Özil got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Claudio Apicella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavian Basten in the 20th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the game, Octavian Basten cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Claudio Apicella was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Rot-Weiss-Essen fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when Rot-Weiss-Essen's Octavian Basten looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The Rot-Weiss-Essen fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Rot-Weiss-Essen's Octavian Basten looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Claudio Apicella didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Rot-Weiss-Essen's Octavian Basten shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-6 in the ordered_time% minute. 37 minutes into the game, Octavian Basten cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Claudio Apicella was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 42 minutes into the game, Hugo Haupt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-9. Claudio Apicella was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Octavian Basten in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Claudio Apicella saved Oberndorf from getting behind. Mesut Özil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Apicella having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-9 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Octavian Basten to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Flavio Canal hit a great ball. Claudio Apicella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mesut Özil in the 54th minute of play. Octavian Basten didn't have the luck on his side when he, from a short distance, got a opportunity for a shot on goal in the 55th minute. The shot missed the goal on the right side and Octavian Basten ran dejectedly back to his position. Mesut Özil struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Claudio Apicella didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rot-Weiss-Essen. Octavian Basten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Claudio Apicella made a huge save. Claudio Apicella came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Rot-Weiss-Essen's Hugo Haupt. But to his dismay, Hugo Haupt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-11. Hugo Haupt kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. With a little luck, Oberndorf's Claudio Apicella got control of the ball when Hugo Haupt tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 71 played minutes Oberndorf got a freekick which was hit by Otto Rübel. Claudio Apicella 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 72nd minute. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Ingmar Stempfle hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Octavian Basten kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Claudio Apicella. That made the score 0-13 in the 83 minute of play. Claudio Apicella 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 88th minute. 89 minutes into the game, Octavian Basten was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rot-Weiss-Essen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Oberndorf the free kick. After 89 played minutes Rot-Weiss-Essen got a freekick which was hit by Octavian Basten. In the 90thth minute of the game Octavian Basten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Oberndorf's Claudio Apicella was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Octavian Basten took a quick shot and it went in 0-14 without a chance for Claudio Apicella to make any attempt to save it. In the 95th minute Mesut Özil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio Apicella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th minute, Octavian Basten made a precise shot to the right of Claudio Apicella. Oberndorf's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-15.