Prized/Friendly Cup

Zeche Zollverein
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Iosif Şiman got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Rot-Weiss-Essen's zone, David Bitănescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Uwe Ziege came out of the goal and David Bitănescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Kylian Henry's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Uwe Ziege was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. 12 minutes into the match, Kylian Henry had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Uwe Ziege. Rot-Weiss-Essen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kylian Henry was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Kylian Henry had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Uwe Ziege showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kylian Henry in the 14th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kylian Henry in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Uwe Ziege saved Rot-Weiss-Essen from getting behind. Kylian Henry blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Uwe Ziege having to make a save. Uwe Ziege showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kylian Henry in the 28th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute Ebbo Böse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristi Miheș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Uwe Ziege showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kylian Henry, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 39 minutes into the game, Kylian Henry cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Uwe Ziege was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kylian Henry sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 45th minute Kylian Henry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uwe Ziege saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Kylian Henry had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.

The wind increased when Erkan Fostiropoulos made the kick off in the second half. Armada's Kylian Henry got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 57 minutes of play, Armada's Kylian Henry made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Uwe Ziege was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 63rd minute, Kylian Henry reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Uwe Ziege. The goal made the score 0-7. If Kylian Henry had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 0-8 when Liviu Buceceanu sped through Rot-Weiss-Essen's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Uwe Ziege. Liviu Buceceanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rot-Weiss-Essen's Uwe Ziege proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Rot-Weiss-Essen from getting a goal against them. Cristi Miheș took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elmar Assing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Liviu Buceceanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Iosif Şiman'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 85th minute of play. In the 86th minute of the match Armada got a corner. Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. He Wei Feng ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rot-Weiss-Essen's Uwe Ziege proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Rot-Weiss-Essen from getting a goal against them. Uwe Ziege was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Liviu Buceceanu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-10 in the 92 minute of play. Armada's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.