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Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Esch‑sur‑Alzette's Noah Goldstein 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. The supporters of Esch‑sur‑Alzette booed when UNITED was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charles Lampadius didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Friedrich Pflaumenbaum in the 6th minute of play forced Esch‑sur‑Alzette's goalkeeper Silvester Müller to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Billy Bodmer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvester Müller having to interfere. After having played for 8 minutes, Friedrich Pflaumenbaum managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UNITED's supporters crossed their fingers, but Friedrich Pflaumenbaum was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Noah Goldstein had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Friedrich Pflaumenbaum sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Noah Goldstein fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jasper Holz having to interfere. Noah Goldstein sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Friedrich Pflaumenbaum sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to UNITED getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Billy Bodmer hit a great ball. Noah Goldstein struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Jasper Holz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Esch‑sur‑Alzette. Jasper Holz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Noah Goldstein, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eddie von Fürstenberg charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eddie von Fürstenberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of UNITED booed when Esch‑sur‑Alzette was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eddie von Fürstenberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Friedrich Pflaumenbaum in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silvester Müller saved Esch‑sur‑Alzette from getting behind. In the 37th minute, Noah Goldstein hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 41 minutes into the match, Esch‑sur‑Alzette's goal looked a bit too open when Friedrich Pflaumenbaum came free, but Silvester Müller reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silvester Müller made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Friedrich Pflaumenbaum in the 46th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Noah Goldstein managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esch‑sur‑Alzette's supporters rose to their feet, but Noah Goldstein was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jasper Holz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Friedrich Pflaumenbaum to strike the kick off in the second half. Noah Goldstein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Jasper Holz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to UNITED getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Billy Bodmer hit a great ball. Noah Goldstein sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Silvester Müller made an important save on a dangerous shot by Friedrich Pflaumenbaum in the 59th minute. Friedrich Pflaumenbaum struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Silvester Müller didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for UNITED. Silvester Müller made an important save on a dangerous shot by Friedrich Pflaumenbaum in the 71st minute. In the 76th minute, Adam Bachmayer fired a really elegant long shot, but Silvester Müller threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. After a rather tough play, UNITED's Billy Bodmer got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 79th minute, Noah Goldstein left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Esch‑sur‑Alzette fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. UNITED's Jasper Holz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eddie von Fürstenberg in the 82nd minute of play. After 86 played minutes Esch‑sur‑Alzette got a freekick which was hit by Alwin Augenstein. Pedro Horado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Silvester Müller. Esch‑sur‑Alzette's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 90 minutes into the game, UNITED's Friedrich Pflaumenbaum nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Silvester Müller made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Silvester Müller stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Friedrich Pflaumenbaum's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. Billy Bodmer struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Silvester Müller didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for UNITED. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.