Prized/Friendly Cup

Zeche Zollverein
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Octavian Basten took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Qu Sen Yan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but August Hoffmanns saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zula Jajesniak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without August Hoffmanns having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qu Sen Yan in the 14th minute of play forced Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper August Hoffmanns to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rot-Weiss-Essen's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Segundo Belarmo was slow to take the kick. During this time Atlético Montserrat's players had a chance to rest. Aurelio Gitano kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen's Maximilian Henning dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Qu Sen Yan in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck August Hoffmanns prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Qu Sen Yan in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg August Hoffmanns saved Rot-Weiss-Essen from getting behind. In the 24thth minute of the game Qu Sen Yan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rot-Weiss-Essen's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Segundo Belarmo was slow to take the kick. During this time Atlético Montserrat's players had a chance to rest. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Qu Sen Yan in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg August Hoffmanns saved Rot-Weiss-Essen from getting behind. 29 minutes into the match, Atlético Montserrat's goalkeeper Mickaël Landreau had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hugo Haupt. Mickaël Landreau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mesut Özil in the 31st minute of play. 崔光笑 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 崔光笑 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without August Hoffmanns having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Qu Sen Yan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but August Hoffmanns was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Qu Sen Yan in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck August Hoffmanns prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Qu Sen Yan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes into the match, Michael Owen notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns. August Hoffmanns was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. August Hoffmanns stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Qu Sen Yan's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 崔光笑 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Atlético Montserrat were awarded a corner. Segundo Belarmo went to the cornerflag to take it. Atlético Montserrat's Mickaël Landreau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavian Basten in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mesut Özil in the 58th minute of play forced Atlético Montserrat's goalkeeper Mickaël Landreau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 62 in the game by Qu Sen Yan from a close distance when the talented August Hoffmanns managed to make a qualified save. Rot-Weiss-Essen's players were relieved. 崔光笑 who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of August Hoffmanns when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 72nd minute Anestis Kotsopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mickaël Landreau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Qu Sen Yan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but August Hoffmanns made a huge save. August Hoffmanns made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qu Sen Yan in the 82nd minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Atlético Montserrat's 崔光笑 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that August Hoffmanns narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Atlético Montserrat's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Segundo Belarmo in the 87th minute. Mickaël Landreau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 92nd minute of the match. 崔光笑s short, quick shot in the 95thth minute got August Hoffmanns to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mesut Özil in the 96th minute of play forced Atlético Montserrat's goalkeeper Mickaël Landreau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.