Prized/Friendly Cup

Zeche Zollverein
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) When Elmar Assing fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rot-Weiss-Essen's protests and gave Elmar Assing a yellow card for diving instead. In the 3rd minute, Elmar Assing hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 4 minutes into the match, Aca Larroque had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Uwe Ziege. Rot-Weiss-Essen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aca Larroque was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Uwe Ziege made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aca Larroque in the 9th minute of play. Aca Larroque might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Uwe Ziege. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aca Larroque ran back to his position shaking his head. Uwe Ziege made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aca Larroque in the 15th minute of play. Björn Mokros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Higinio Polo having to interfere. ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s Higinio Polo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivo Claus in the 18th minute of play. Rot-Weiss-Essen:s Uwe Ziege showed great skill when he stopped Lionel-Andrés Iniesta:s penalty. After 22 minutes Rot-Weiss-Essen's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Chu Kuan Guo who took care of the corner kick. The corner led ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s Chu Kuan Guo to fire away a dangerous shot which Uwe Ziege despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Aca Larroque blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Uwe Ziege having to make a save. Rot-Weiss-Essen's Uwe Ziege played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chu Kuan Guo in the 27th minute of play. Uwe Ziege took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aca Larroque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uwe Ziege showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aca Larroque in the 31st minute of the match. Aca Larroque blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Uwe Ziege having to make a save. Uwe Ziege showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aca Larroque in the 32nd minute of the match. When Aca Larroque, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 37 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Uwe Ziege was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aca Larroque in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Uwe Ziege prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aca Larroque in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Uwe Ziege prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Rot-Weiss-Essen players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫ were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ivo Claus stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Through an outstanding action, after 59 minutes, Uwe Ziege successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Aca Larroque might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Uwe Ziege. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aca Larroque ran back to his position shaking his head. Uwe Ziege showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aca Larroque, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Lionel-Andrés Iniesta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Uwe Ziege read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Lionel-Andrés Iniesta came free with the goalkeeper in the 70th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Uwe Ziege could save by the left post. ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s Mauro Astudillo was substituted for Aca Larroque. In the 81st minute, Vasco Jackisch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute of the match, Ovidio Mateo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Uwe Ziege was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel-Andrés Iniesta in the 83rd minute of play forced Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper Uwe Ziege to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vasco Jackisch hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the match, Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper Uwe Ziege had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ovidio Mateo. Uwe Ziege came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s Ovidio Mateo. But to his dismay, Ovidio Mateo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. The crowd rose to their feet as ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s Mauro Astudillo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Uwe Ziege. That made the score 0-4 after 95 minutes of play. Uwe Ziege didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ovidio Mateo went, in the 98th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. The Rot-Weiss-Essen fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.