U18 League

Hanne-Sobek-Stadion
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Hertha 1969's Lutz Ertel 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. Chidozie Kenobi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lutz Ertel in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 14th minute, Lutz Ertel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chidozie Kenobi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 16th minute Lutz Ertel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chidozie Kenobi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niklas Borgels's late challenge caught a Hertha 1969's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Niklas Borgels helped the player get up and apologised. Chidozie Kenobi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andi Godescheid in the 18th minute of play. Seed Town West's Chidozie Kenobi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lutz Ertel in the 19th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kenn Morton in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carl Eisold saved Hertha 1969 from getting behind. In the 25th minute, Niklas Borgels ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carl Eisold was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 29th minute, Kenn Morton ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carl Eisold was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After 32 played minutes Andi Godescheid rounded Seed Town West's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-2. After 37 minutes, Marcus Kraatz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hertha 1969 and the Seed Town West players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Karsten Wolsch reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Chidozie Kenobi. The goal made the score 3-2. Seed Town West's Chidozie Kenobi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Seed Town West from getting a goal against them. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

With a little luck, Hertha 1969's Carl Eisold got control of the ball when Valder Garmann tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Seed Town West's zone, Andi Godescheid stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chidozie Kenobi came out of the goal and Andi Godescheid tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Seed Town West made a substitution. Caspar Nordhild replaced Balder Grukov. Carl Eisold showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sophus Nielsen, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Chidozie Kenobi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andi Godescheid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andi Godescheid scored 4-2 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Chidozie Kenobi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 89 minutes into the match, Seed Town West's goal looked a bit too open when Andi Godescheid came free, but Chidozie Kenobi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chidozie Kenobi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harry Rupp in the 90th minute of play. Chidozie Kenobi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lutz Ertel in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, Wilhelm Skytte had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle.