Friendly League

GTV Sportpark
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) GTV Ostsee's Hugo Emmel 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. With a little luck, Northern California's David Schembri got control of the ball when Bradley Blohm tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 10th minute Ramon Kismi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Schembri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hugo Emmel's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but David Schembri firmly grabbed it by the left post. Leandro Chorche succeeded in the game's 16th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. In the 19th minute, Hugo Emmel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. David Schembri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godfredo De la Torre in the 25th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Leandro Chorche got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gustavo Isazi to make the kick off. David Schembri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Emmel in the 51st minute of play. In the 51st minute, Serafin Ilazki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Antonio Guillelme came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Northern California fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Antonio Guillelme couldn't finish the play. In the 57th minute Gustavo Isazi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl Kugler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leandro Chorche got free with Karl Kugler in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Antonio Guillelme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karl Kugler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Guillelme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 71 minutes, Gustavo Isazi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Northern California's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gustavo Isazi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Godfredo De la Torre's late challenge caught a Northern California's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Godfredo De la Torre helped the player get up and apologised. 78 minutes into the match, GTV Ostsee's goalkeeper Karl Kugler had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leandro Chorche. Karl Kugler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leandro Chorche in the 80th minute. Jonathan Bernaldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Leandro Chorche managed to get in a good position for a shot. Northern California's supporters rose to their feet, but Leandro Chorche was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karl Kugler breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 95 minutes of play, Northern California's Leandro Chorche made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Karl Kugler was left in no man's land by his defense there! The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Northern California walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.