U23 League

Arena Eisenberg
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Udo Giehl made the kick off which started today's match. Fergus Fairbairn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Udo Giehl, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Rangers FC's Fergus Fairbairn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Udo Giehl in the 8th minute of play. After 8 played minutes Rangers FC got a freekick which was hit by Bradley Carr. Mario Neumann's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fergus Fairbairn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. In the 19th match minute, Rangers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bradley Carr to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Udo Giehl in the 20th minute of play forced Rangers FC's goalkeeper Fergus Fairbairn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, Luka Peters 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. After a defensive mix-up in FC Eisenberg's zone, Logan McCubbin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rene Prause came out of the goal and Logan McCubbin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 29th minute, Mario Neumann left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Eisenberg fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. A collision led to Rangers FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Ryan McIver hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the match, FC Eisenberg's Silvio Abergell sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fergus Fairbairn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Udo Giehl charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Udo Giehl the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Udo Giehl hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Rangers FC's Fergus Fairbairn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Udo Giehl in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raymond Johnston in the 43rd minute of play forced FC Eisenberg's goalkeeper Rene Prause to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Udo Giehl received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fergus Fairbairn came out and tried to block the shot, but Udo Giehl slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 46th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Raymond Johnston made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Udo Giehl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fergus Fairbairn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, Mario Neumann notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Rangers FC's Fergus Fairbairn. Fergus Fairbairn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fergus Fairbairn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Udo Giehl went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Udo Giehl took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fergus Fairbairn. Fergus Fairbairn dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. Fergus Fairbairn didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Eisenberg's Udo Giehl shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 8-0 in the ordered_time% minute. 72 minutes into the match, Rangers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Udo Giehl came free, but Fergus Fairbairn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fergus Fairbairn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Neumann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79thth minute of the game Udo Giehl who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rangers FC's Fergus Fairbairn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 92 minutes into the game, FC Eisenberg's Udo Giehl nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fergus Fairbairn made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 11-0. Fergus Fairbairn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Neumann, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute.