Prized/Friendly Cup

Hanne-Sobek-Stadion
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Hertha 1969's Adam Jäckel started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Maurizio Brink kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Hertha 1969's goal looked a bit too open when Björn Mokros came free, but Erich Pietta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sascha Andre Rennert in the 14th minute of play forced Hertha 1969's goalkeeper Erich Pietta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 15 played minutes Rot-Weiss-Essen got a freekick which was hit by Hjalmar Blumentritt. In the 17th minute Maurizio Brink shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erich Pietta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Hertha 1969's goal looked a bit too open when Ivo Claus came free, but Erich Pietta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Uwe Ziege made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Mathieu Tippelt sent off a good shot on target. Björn Mokros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Erich Pietta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Rot-Weiss-Essen defense, Adam Jäckel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Uwe Ziege. The Rot-Weiss-Essen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Uwe Ziege should have stopped the shot. Ruth Forbrig hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Mark Stripf could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Uwe Ziege made a huge save. Ruth Forbrig hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Björn Mokros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ivo Claus stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hertha 1969's Erich Pietta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivo Claus in the 52nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hjalmar Blumentritt during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 55th minute, Hjalmar Blumentritt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th minute of the match Semjon Schapiro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Uwe Ziege skillfully saved the ball. After 56 minutes, Ivo Claus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rot-Weiss-Essen and the Hertha 1969 players grew even worse after the yellow card. 60 minutes into the match, Mathieu Tippelt notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Rot-Weiss-Essen's Uwe Ziege. Uwe Ziege was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Klemens Teubner hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Björn Mokros blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Erich Pietta having to make a save. 65 minutes into the match, Rot-Weiss-Essen's goal looked a bit too open when Mathieu Tippelt came free, but Uwe Ziege reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boppo Obert hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Hannes Kapell took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Erich Pietta. Hertha 1969's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Hertha 1969's goal looked a bit too open when Ivo Claus came free, but Erich Pietta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute Adam Jäckel 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. Uwe Ziege took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathieu Tippelt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute Hertha 1969 were awarded a corner. Semjon Schapiro went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 78th minute Maurizio Brink shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erich Pietta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Rot-Weiss-Essen's Erich Pietta threw himself towards the right post 81 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Maurizio Brink, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Hertha 1969 were furious when Ruth Forbrig was red carded, 82 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Sascha Meinhardt's late challenge caught a Rot-Weiss-Essen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sascha Meinhardt helped the player get up and apologised. Sascha Meinhardt kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. The long shot by Hannes Kapell in the 86th minute really tested Erich Pietta's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 89th minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen's Björn Mokros dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. Uwe Ziege didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mathieu Tippelt went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score.