Prized/Friendly Cup

Am Sportzentrum
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mihail Claudiescu made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's goal looked a bit too open when Barnabas Rogge came free, but Marian Bălan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute of the match, Barnabas Rogge tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marian Bălan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Academica Pulheim's Barnabas Rogge got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Barnabas Rogge did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Marian Bălan 9 minutes into the match. Dominik Zintl charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dominik Zintl the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dominik Zintl kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's Vlad Buhuș got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 20th match minute, FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vlad Buhuș to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rdth minute of the game Barnabas Rogge who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's Marian Bălan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 27th minute Mădălin Buzgar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvo Kobe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marian Bălan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barnabas Rogge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karsten Oppmann in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marian Bălan saved FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt from getting behind. Marian Bălan made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Karsten Oppmann sent off a good shot on target. Marian Bălan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barnabas Rogge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marian Bălan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barnabas Rogge in the 41st minute of the match. Marian Bălan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barnabas Rogge in the 43rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's Martin Costache got a free kick in the 43rd minute. When the match clock showed 46 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Karsten Oppmann sped through FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marian Bălan. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Barnabas Rogge made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arnd Freye during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Arnd Freye kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. When Academica Pulheim's Barnabas Rogge in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's goalie prevented a goal. Academica Pulheim's Kevin Meißel was substituted for Hadrian Greilinger. Marian Bălan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karsten Oppmann in the 67th minute of play. Dan Cocârlă hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute of the match Kevin Meißel sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marian Bălan skillfully saved the ball. Marian Bălan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karsten Oppmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute Karsten Oppmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marian Bălan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martin Costache hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Martin Costache hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Marian Bălan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barnabas Rogge in the 82nd minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's goal looked a bit too open when Barnabas Rogge came free, but Marian Bălan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 85 minutes of play, Academica Pulheim's Barnabas Rogge made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marian Bălan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nae Bouleanu hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute of the match Kevin Meißel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marian Bălan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 95th minute, Thomas von Puttkammer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Academica Pulheim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Academica Pulheim's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.