Prized/Friendly Cup

Zeche Zollverein
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sven-Oskar Låsberg started the match with the kick off. The supporters of BK Gubbhöft booed when Rot-Weiss-Essen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavi Haberer didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Rot-Weiss-Essen booed when BK Gubbhöft was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alf Benet didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute, Erkan Fostiropoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Sven-Oskar Låsberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Uwe Ziege was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Strandberg in the 11th minute of play forced Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper Uwe Ziege to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. BK Gubbhöft's Rune Jansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elmar Assing in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute Rot-Weiss-Essen were awarded a corner. Erkan Fostiropoulos went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Erkan Fostiropoulos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but BK Gubbhöft's Rune Jansson did a great save. Ulf Andreasson hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. When Xavi Haberer fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rot-Weiss-Essen's protests and gave Xavi Haberer a yellow card for diving instead. Sven-Oskar Låsberg'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 22nd minute of play. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Florian Hagen hit a great ball. The corner led BK Gubbhöft's Edvard Britz to fire away a dangerous shot which Uwe Ziege despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The supporters of Rot-Weiss-Essen booed when BK Gubbhöft was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Otto Björck didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rune Jansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erkan Fostiropoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 43rdth minute of the game Sven-Oskar Låsberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rot-Weiss-Essen's Uwe Ziege was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 45th minute, Gabriel Strandberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Uwe Ziege was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erkan Fostiropoulos was the one to do the kick off. A hard shot 54 in the game by Sven-Oskar Låsberg from a close distance when the talented Uwe Ziege managed to make a qualified save. Rot-Weiss-Essen's players were relieved. With 58 minutes on the clock, Oscar Hermansson commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee gave Rot-Weiss-Essen a penalty, 61 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Erkan Fostiropoulos, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of BK Gubbhöft's Rune Jansson. 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Denis Trenker during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of BK Gubbhöft booed when Rot-Weiss-Essen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Trenker didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Rot-Weiss-Essen's Ebbo Böse got a free kick in the 66th minute. Roy Rönn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Uwe Ziege having to interfere. The supporters of BK Gubbhöft booed when Rot-Weiss-Essen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hjalmar Blumentritt didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute, Erkan Fostiropoulos made a precise shot to the right of Rune Jansson. BK Gubbhöft's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Hjalmar Blumentritt hit a great ball. Uwe Ziege showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvard Britz, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Florian Hagen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rune Jansson having to interfere. A collision led to BK Gubbhöft getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Sven-Oskar Låsberg hit a great ball. The supporters of BK Gubbhöft booed when Rot-Weiss-Essen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elmar Assing didn't get a good kick on the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Rot-Weiss-Essen's goal looked a bit too open when Alf Benet came free, but Uwe Ziege reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rune Jansson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Erkan Fostiropoulos's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Rot-Weiss-Essen's zone, Alf Benet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Uwe Ziege came out of the goal and Alf Benet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rot-Weiss-Essen's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.