U18 League

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Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Modestas Merkelis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Modestas Merkelis's late challenge caught a SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Modestas Merkelis helped the player get up and apologised. Modestas Merkelis kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Batho König received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Karolis Badauskas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 13 minutes of play, SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s Bruce Pesch made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Karolis Badauskas was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 16 played minutes SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. got a freekick which was hit by Patrick Osterhagen. In the 17th minute of the match Kęstutis Murauskis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sönke Odenwälder skillfully saved the ball. Karolis Badauskas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruce Pesch in the 19th minute of the match. Sönke Odenwälder made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sigitas Barasa in the 20th minute. Sönke Odenwälder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Modestas Merkelis in the 22nd minute of play. SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s Heimko Schober got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Batho König's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karolis Badauskas was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. In the 29th match minute, SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrick Osterhagen to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Sönke Odenwälder managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when Absoliut's Modestas Merkelis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 31st match minute, SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrick Osterhagen to maneuver through the defense. Absoliut's Artūras Miežys shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 32nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Sönke Odenwälder but with some difficulty. Batho König received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Karolis Badauskas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. booed when Absoliut was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artūras Miežys didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Absoliut's goalkeeper Karolis Badauskas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Artūras Miežys was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 39 minutes had been played. In the 40th match minute, Absoliut was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artūras Miežys to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Heimko Schober stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bruce Pesch got free with Karolis Badauskas in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Absoliut's Marijus Murauskis got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Maximilian Stößlein took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Karolis Badauskas. Absoliut's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Maximilian Stößlein, 56 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Absoliut's Karolis Badauskas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heimko Schober in the 58th minute of play. Karolis Badauskas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heimko Schober, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Absoliut's Karolis Badauskas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Batho König in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruce Pesch in the 64th minute of play forced Absoliut's goalkeeper Karolis Badauskas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Absoliut's goal looked a bit too open when Heimko Schober came free, but Karolis Badauskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruce Pesch struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Karolis Badauskas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.. With a little luck, Absoliut's Karolis Badauskas got control of the ball when Heimko Schober tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sönke Odenwälder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Modestas Merkelis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bruce Pesch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karolis Badauskas having to interfere. After some careless play in the Absoliut defense, Bruce Pesch kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Karolis Badauskas. The Absoliut fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Karolis Badauskas should have stopped the shot. SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s Patrick Osterhagen got his second yellow card of the match in the 83rd minute. The referee ordered Patrick Osterhagen off the ground. The supporters of Absoliut booed when SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patrick Osterhagen didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 85 minutes of play, Absoliut's Modestas Merkelis made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sönke Odenwälder was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sönke Odenwälder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Modestas Merkelis in the 89th minute of the match. If Roger Dohmen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roger Dohmen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. played a much better game than Absoliut and deserved their victory. The Absoliut players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.