Friendly League

Cuesta
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Cuesta AFC's Omar Ospin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Nestor Selatse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ty Burschick in the 5th minute of play. If Omar Ospin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Cuesta AFC defense, Ty Burschick kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nestor Selatse. The Cuesta AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nestor Selatse should have stopped the shot. Dietbald Nissler recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lázaro Dorio's late challenge caught a Niederehe FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lázaro Dorio helped the player get up and apologised. 12 minutes into the game, one of Cuesta AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Conrad Themann shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Silvestre Firmin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nestor Selatse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ty Burschick in the 22nd minute of the match. Niederehe FC's Erwin Hayer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Niederehe FC from getting a goal against them. Cuesta AFC's Omar Ospin was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 27th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 30 minutes into the match, Cuesta AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ty Burschick came free, but Nestor Selatse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dietbald Nissler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Nestor Selatse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 33 minutes into the game, Cayetano Ishmael was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cuesta AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Niederehe FC the free kick. In the 33rd minute, Cayetano Ishmael hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute, Ty Burschick ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nestor Selatse was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 43rd minute Dietbald Nissler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Selatse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 47 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Ty Burschick sped through Cuesta AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nestor Selatse. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ty Burschick stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dietbald Nissler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nestor Selatse having to interfere. Dietbald Nissler might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nestor Selatse. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dietbald Nissler ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 59th minute, Niederehe FC's Ty Burschick dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5. 64 minutes into the match, Cuesta AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ty Burschick came free, but Nestor Selatse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nestor Selatse was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ty Burschick showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-6 in the 68 minute of play. If Ty Burschick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The Niederehe FC fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when Niederehe FC's Ty Burschick 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 1-8 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Nestor Selatse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ty Burschick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd match minute, Cuesta AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cirilo Otsando to maneuver through the defense. Fynn Eschlimann's late challenge caught a Cuesta AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fynn Eschlimann helped the player get up and apologised. In the 87th minute, Fynn Eschlimann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 90th minute Ty Burschick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Selatse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Ty Burschick left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Niederehe FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-9. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Niederehe FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.