Official Cup

Hippo Pool
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Romualdas Podėris kicked off to start the match. Savage Hippo's Svajūnas Božys played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Muhammet Cakir in the 5th minute of play. The supporters of Savage Hippo booed when Holfenhein was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Okan Wagner didn't get a good kick on the ball. 9 minutes into the game, Romualdas Podėris cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ulrich Haas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Adolfas Karpis hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute, Muhammet Cakir sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Savage Hippo's Svajūnas Božys didn't even have to move. After a defensive mix-up in Savage Hippo's zone, José Büchel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Svajūnas Božys came out of the goal and José Büchel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ulrich Haas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romualdas Podėris in the 19th minute of play. Alfredas Klenkys received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ulrich Haas came out and tried to block the shot, but Alfredas Klenkys slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 26th minute. Savage Hippo's Svajūnas Božys played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Büchel in the 32nd minute of play. A collision led to Holfenhein getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Rissi Risch hit a great ball. Ulrich Haas was out of position in the 43 minute of play, and Romualdas Podėris capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Romualdas Podėris really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Alfredas Klenkys hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. 55 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Svajūnas Božys had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Büchel. Rissi Risch kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. A collision led to Savage Hippo getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Adolfas Karpis hit a great ball. Svajūnas Božys made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Büchel in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredas Klenkys in the 64th minute of play forced Holfenhein's goalkeeper Ulrich Haas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benjamin Hörmann kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Wolf Hanselmann could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Svajūnas Božys made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Savage Hippo's Laurynas Šarkauskas got a free kick in the 71st minute. Benjamin Hörmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Savage Hippo getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Laurynas Šarkauskas hit a great ball. In the 76th minute, Alfredas Klenkys ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ulrich Haas was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Muhammet Cakir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Svajūnas Božys having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muhammet Cakir in the 82nd minute of play forced Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Svajūnas Božys to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ulrich Haas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredas Klenkys, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After 86 minutes, Alfredas Klenkys mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Savage Hippo and the Holfenhein players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alfredas Klenkys hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Svajūnas Božys showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Hörmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 92nd match minute, Savage Hippo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Algimantas Zakaras to maneuver through the defense. Alfredas Klenkys scored 5-1 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ulrich Haas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Savage Hippo were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Holfenhein for a fine match.