League

HAMBURGO F.C.
Spectators: 7068 (Terracing: 5334, Seating: 1634, VIP seats: 100) After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Eleuterio Pirro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Espanyol F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Eleuterio Pirro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guido Ibon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 14th minute Leonardo Dalmai suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. When Isidoro Aballe fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Espanyol F.C's protests and gave Isidoro Aballe a yellow card for diving instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Absalon Holmkjær in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guido Ibon saved HAMBURGO from getting behind. If Hatemi Derman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Severino Hernando stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hatemi Derman might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guido Ibon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hatemi Derman ran back to his position shaking his head. Absalon Holmkjær came free with the goalkeeper in the 66th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Guido Ibon could save by the left post. During the 70th minute of the match Isidoro Aballe completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Isidoro Aballe a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eugenio Laurendi during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eugenio Laurendi kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Espanyol F.C's Serafino Procopio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severino Hernando in the 77th minute of play. When Anselmo Maju fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Espanyol F.C's protests and gave Anselmo Maju a yellow card for diving instead. The audience was convinced that Hatemi Derman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guido Ibon was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. With a little luck, HAMBURGO's Guido Ibon got control of the ball when Absalon Holmkjær tried to sneak it across the goal line. Absalon Holmkjær succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 92nd playminute. After 97 minutes of play, Espanyol F.C's Absalon Holmkjær made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Guido Ibon was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the final whistle sounded Espanyol F.C left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than HAMBURGO.