U21 League

Nutty Stadium
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jaime Urdin took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Cheeky Nuts United's Ken Nordtveit got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Cent Haugsvær showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Björn Mokros, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Cheeky Nuts United's Cent Haugsvær played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sascha Andre Rennert in the 10th minute of play. Kent Milde's late challenge caught a Rot-Weiss-Essen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kent Milde helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Cheeky Nuts United getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Kent Milde hit a great ball. Jaime Urdin in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Uwe Ziege, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Florian Hagen fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rot-Weiss-Essen's protests and gave Florian Hagen a yellow card for diving instead. After 21 played minutes Rot-Weiss-Essen got a freekick which was hit by Florian Hagen. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaime Urdin got free with Uwe Ziege in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cent Haugsvær showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Björn Mokros, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. After 30 played minutes Cheeky Nuts United got a freekick which was hit by Frode Norum. After a rather tough play, Cheeky Nuts United's Kent Milde got a free kick in the 36th minute. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Gunther Schößler hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ivo Claus to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Jaime Urdin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uwe Ziege saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 53rd match minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivo Claus to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Sascha Andre Rennert hit a great ball. Rot-Weiss-Essen's Uwe Ziege played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ken Nordtveit in the 59th minute of play. In the 63rd minute Ken Nordtveit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uwe Ziege saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cent Haugsvær showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elmar Assing, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. The supporters of Cheeky Nuts United booed when Rot-Weiss-Essen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florian Hagen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sascha Andre Rennert's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 78thth minute, Cent Haugsvær skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 83rd minute Ken Nordtveit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uwe Ziege saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maurizio Brink could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Cent Haugsvær made a huge save. Florian Hagen hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.