U21 League

Am Sportzentrum
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Manole Iosifian kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Vila booed when Academica Pulheim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Otto Kuhn didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th minute, Manole Iosifian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the match, Academica Pulheim's goal looked a bit too open when Manole Iosifian came free, but Dariusz Wieberneit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th match minute, Academica Pulheim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Uffe Rybohl to maneuver through the defense. Dariusz Wieberneit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manole Iosifian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, Vila's goal looked a bit too open when Florian Schulitz came free, but Mart Poom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Vila's zone, Conny Stober stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mart Poom came out of the goal and Conny Stober tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vila's Mart Poom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florian Schulitz in the 27th minute of play. With a little luck, Vila's Mart Poom got control of the ball when Jari Anzengruber tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dariusz Wieberneit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manole Iosifian in the 32nd minute of play. Dariusz Wieberneit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manole Iosifian in the 36th minute of play. Florian Schulitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Florian Schulitz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Vila's goal looked a bit too open when Florian Schulitz came free, but Mart Poom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute, Manole Iosifian ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dariusz Wieberneit was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 61st minute, Florian Schulitz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Dariusz Wieberneit showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manole Iosifian in the 68th minute of the match. Mart Poom came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Academica Pulheim's Florian Schulitz. But to his dismay, Florian Schulitz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Academica Pulheim made a substitution. Rainer Stuntebeck replaced Conny Stober. Eero Loorits kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. The Academica Pulheim fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when Academica Pulheim's Noel Schaffert looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 93rd minute, Noel Schaffert made a precise shot to the right of Mart Poom. Vila's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. When the referee ended the match the Academica Pulheim players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.