U23 League

Sportpark Brühl
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lukas Podolski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Erasmus Kammholz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Isak Tøllefsen came out and tried to block the shot, but Erasmus Kammholz slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 6th minute. FC 08 Brühl's Rurik Ellinghaus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Finn Espe in the 10th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC 08 Brühl's Lukas Podolski got a free kick in the 13th minute. After 28 minutes of play, Cheeky Nuts United's Fabian Lundberg made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rurik Ellinghaus was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Lundberg in the 31st minute of play forced FC 08 Brühl's goalkeeper Rurik Ellinghaus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 33 minutes, Reşit Selman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC 08 Brühl's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reşit Selman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fabian Lundberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rurik Ellinghaus having to make a save. Bjarne Holt kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, FC 08 Brühl's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Lundberg came free, but Rurik Ellinghaus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, FC 08 Brühl's goal looked a bit too open when Armas Heinola came free, but Rurik Ellinghaus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rurik Ellinghaus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armas Heinola in the 39th minute of play. The FC 08 Brühl players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cheeky Nuts United were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Fabian Lundberg made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, FC 08 Brühl's Rurik Ellinghaus got control of the ball when Finn Espe tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Cheeky Nuts United getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Renaud Wiggers hit a great ball. In the 72nd minute, Mihnea Maghiran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee felt a red card was in order, 74 minutes into the game, when Björn Hildebrandt put in a rough tackle. In the 73rd minute, one of FC 08 Brühl:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC 08 Brühl. FC 08 Brühl:s Rurik Ellinghaus showed great skill when he stopped Armas Heinola:s penalty. Rurik Ellinghaus didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Finn Espe went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. 94 minutes into the match, FC 08 Brühl's goal looked a bit too open when Armas Heinola came free, but Rurik Ellinghaus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chants of Cheeky Nuts United echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as FC 08 Brühl had held the ball for most of the match.