Friendly League

Estádio SaoPedro
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Otmar Elsner made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Natanael Alcântara sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ted Habbel in the 7th minute of play forced SaoPedro's goalkeeper Erik Monteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ted Habbel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Erik Monteiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anjo Kölzig hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. If Lennart Pleschke had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lennart Pleschke in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erik Monteiro saved SaoPedro from getting behind. In the 21st minute Lennart Pleschke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erik Monteiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Erik Monteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lennart Pleschke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Natanael Alcântara could shoot a difficult shot in the 24th minute, which Otmar Elsner however easily saved by the left post. After 25 played minutes SaoPedro got a freekick which was hit by Ronaldão Vieira. Ted Habbel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Erik Monteiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lennart Pleschke in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erik Monteiro saved SaoPedro from getting behind. If Ted Habbel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennart Pleschke in the 39th minute of play forced SaoPedro's goalkeeper Erik Monteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Otmar Elsner didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 43rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fabiano Bezerra stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Natanael Alcântara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Otmar Elsner having to interfere. Erik Monteiro made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Ted Habbel sent off a good shot on target. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind SaoPedro's goalkeeper Erik Monteiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ted Habbel's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Erik Monteiro firmly grabbed it by the left post. Natanael Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 69 minutes into the game, Joélson da Silva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SaoPedro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gelsenkirchener jungs the free kick. Joélson da Silva hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, Gelsenkirchener jungs's Erik Monteiro threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lennart Pleschke, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fabiano Bezerra in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Otmar Elsner saved Gelsenkirchener jungs from getting behind. Erik Monteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lennart Pleschke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erik Monteiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lennart Pleschke, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Ted Habbel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Erik Monteiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Otmar Elsner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabiano Bezerra in the 81st minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Ted Habbel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erik Monteiro. SaoPedro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ted Habbel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lennart Pleschke in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erik Monteiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Ted Habbel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SaoPedro were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Gelsenkirchener jungs for a fine match.