U18 League

Aussie Stadium
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Kees Plappert started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Sydney FC made a substitution. Mark Fritzsch replaced Gabriel Michel. Kees Plappert scored 1-0 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ebbe Høgenhaug, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 24 minutes into the match, Vestegnens Betonhelte's goalkeeper Ebbe Høgenhaug had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kees Plappert. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Kees Plappert sped through Vestegnens Betonhelte's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ebbe Høgenhaug. Ebbe Høgenhaug came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Sydney FC's Kees Plappert. But to his dismay, Kees Plappert quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. If Svend Blomner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kees Plappert could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Ebbe Høgenhaug made a huge save. After some careless play in the Sydney FC defense, Svend Blomner kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Florian Guderian. The Sydney FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Florian Guderian should have stopped the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Svend Blomner to make the kick off. After 54 minutes of play, Sydney FC's Pierre Möhn made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ebbe Høgenhaug was left in no man's land by his defense there! Svend Blomner could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Florian Guderian made a huge save. Sydney FC's Kees Plappert suffered a sprained foot after 59 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Ture Vellis charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ture Vellis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 60 played minutes Vestegnens Betonhelte got a freekick which was hit by Ture Vellis. After 63 minutes, Ivar Orry mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vestegnens Betonhelte and the Sydney FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Sydney FC booed when Vestegnens Betonhelte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivar Orry didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eddy Drechsel's late challenge caught a Vestegnens Betonhelte's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eddy Drechsel helped the player get up and apologised. Eddy Drechsel hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. A hard shot 71 in the game by Ivar Orry from a close distance when the talented Florian Guderian managed to make a qualified save. Sydney FC's players were relieved. Vestegnens Betonhelte's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Volmar Thurzo in the 72nd minute. Volmar Thurzo made a great header on Vestegnens Betonhelte's corner, it was just that Sydney FC's Florian Guderian managed to reach the ball for a save. When Mark Fritzsch fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sydney FC's protests and gave Mark Fritzsch a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Sydney FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Mark Fritzsch hit a great ball. Sydney FC's Florian Guderian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivar Orry in the 75th minute of play. The supporters of Vestegnens Betonhelte booed when Sydney FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mark Fritzsch didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jaden Krieglmeier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Ebbe Høgenhaug tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ebbe Høgenhaug showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eddy Drechsel, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddy Drechsel in the 83rd minute of play forced Vestegnens Betonhelte's goalkeeper Ebbe Høgenhaug to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddy Drechsel in the 86th minute of play forced Vestegnens Betonhelte's goalkeeper Ebbe Høgenhaug to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Sydney FC's Peter Heidemann got a free kick in the 94th minute. In the 95th minute, Eddy Drechsel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sydney FC had won after a very even match.