Friendly League

Hansa Rostock
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Sanfrecce Hiroshima's Ahmed Mazzid 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. If Ashley Bäßler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Timur Pilz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mansour Harkouk having to interfere. Hansa Rostock's attentive Dan Haug managed to snatch the ball when Cheikha Drioueche made a throw-in in the 7th minute of the game. The supporters of Sanfrecce Hiroshima booed when Hansa Rostock was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Werner Jahn didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ilja Wöllner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Mansour Harkouk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Timur Pilz was extremely unlucky when he, in the 13th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Ashley Bäßler received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mansour Harkouk came out and tried to block the shot, but Ashley Bäßler slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 16th minute. Ashley Bäßler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ilja Wöllner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 37th minute, Yazid Bahari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 38 played minutes Sanfrecce Hiroshima got a freekick which was hit by Cheikha Drioueche. Siegfried Gabler, 38 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 40th minute Timur Pilz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mansour Harkouk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ashley Bäßler scored 3-0 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mansour Harkouk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpected shot in the 47th minute by Ashley Bäßler got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ashley Bäßler stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 59th minute, Ilja Wöllner ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mansour Harkouk was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. 63 minutes into the match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima's goal looked a bit too open when Ashley Bäßler came free, but Mansour Harkouk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mansour Harkouk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ilja Wöllner's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Ilja Wöllner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75thth minute of the game Ashley Bäßler who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sanfrecce Hiroshima's Mansour Harkouk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 76th minute of the match Hansa Rostock got a corner. Sanfrecce Hiroshima's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Siegfried Gabler ran over to the corner to take the kick. 78 minutes into the match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima's goal looked a bit too open when Ashley Bäßler came free, but Mansour Harkouk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Ilja Wöllner managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hansa Rostock's supporters rose to their feet, but Ilja Wöllner was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mansour Harkouk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ilja Wöllner scored 7-0 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mansour Harkouk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 88 minutes into the game, Timur Pilz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Mansour Harkouk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ashley Bäßler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Mansour Harkouk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There was no doubt that Hansa Rostock were the better team. Hansa Rostock's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.