U23 League

ANFIELD
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cirilo Urki started the match with the kick off. When SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s Cirilo Urki in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC LIVERPOOL's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s Niklas Sauter got control of the ball when Atak Ferdi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22nd minute Cirilo Urki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommy Thompson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cirilo Urki blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tommy Thompson having to make a save. When Lino Tempels fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s protests and gave Lino Tempels a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s Lino Tempels got a free kick in the 29th minute. If Cirilo Urki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hartwig Kuhn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Thompson having to interfere. 40 minutes into the game, Jamal Higgins was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC LIVERPOOL's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. the free kick. In the 40th minute, Jamal Higgins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hartwig Kuhn hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Tom Walton took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Niklas Sauter. SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Tommy Thompson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Junior Adamu, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Atak Ferdi to make the kick off. Tommy Thompson made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Cirilo Urki sent off a good shot on target. 55 minutes into the game, Atak Ferdi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Niklas Sauter was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Niklas Sauter didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dan Rowell went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. FC LIVERPOOL's Karl-Oskar Wennerquist was substituted for Jamal Higgins. In the 65th match minute, FC LIVERPOOL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Thomas to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice moves Cirilo Urki could shoot a difficult shot in the 66th minute, which Tommy Thompson however easily saved by the left post. FC LIVERPOOL's Tommy Thompson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Junior Adamu in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Oskar Wennerquist in the 69th minute of play forced SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s goalkeeper Niklas Sauter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 71 minutes, Junior Adamu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. and the FC LIVERPOOL players grew even worse after the yellow card. Junior Adamu hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Niklas Sauter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atak Ferdi in the 72nd minute of the match. Raimund Wacker kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Junior Adamu fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Niklas Sauter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jesper Håkansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cirilo Urki in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tommy Thompson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Niklas Sauter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atak Ferdi in the 81st minute of the match. Niklas Sauter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atak Ferdi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Niklas Sauter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atak Ferdi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Niklas Sauter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atak Ferdi in the 91st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karl-Oskar Wennerquist in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Niklas Sauter prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The FC LIVERPOOL fans' excitement grew in the 94th match minute when FC LIVERPOOL's Karl-Oskar Wennerquist 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 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. There was no doubt that FC LIVERPOOL were the better team. FC LIVERPOOL's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.