Official Cup

Nordharz Stadion
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Silvestre Loi kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the SV Bad Harzburg defense, Kevin Hellkvist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jacek Matuch. The SV Bad Harzburg fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jacek Matuch should have stopped the shot. Carter Rulli made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Jurek Ohrem sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Carter Rulli managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when SV Bad Harzburg's Jurek Ohrem fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 13 minutes into the game, Jurek Ohrem recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Carter Rulli. Jurek Ohrem showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. After 19 played minutes SV Bad Harzburg got a freekick which was hit by Nordine Ighil. Jacek Matuch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cälal Elxanov in the 20th minute of play. Carter Rulli made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Éthan Pichard sent off a good shot on target. In the 29th minute Silvestre Loi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carter Rulli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the game, Éthan Pichard recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Carter Rulli. Éthan Pichard showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Patrick Josselin hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute Cälal Elxanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacek Matuch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute Cälal Elxanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacek Matuch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carter Rulli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvestre Loi in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute Éthan Pichard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carter Rulli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jake Ellerton was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 45 minutes into the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kevin Hellkvist was the one to do the kick off. Carter Rulli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mathias Schulten in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd minute of the match, Kevin Hellkvist got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jacek Matuch was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias Schulten in the 57th minute of play forced Juventus Telford's goalkeeper Carter Rulli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, SV Bad Harzburg's Jacek Matuch got control of the ball when Kevin Hellkvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 66 minutes, Boruc Spychalski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Juventus Telford and the SV Bad Harzburg players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Juventus Telford's Boruc Spychalski got a free kick in the 66th minute. Kevin Hellkvist's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jacek Matuch read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Kevin Hellkvist took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Jacek Matuch to make any attempt to save it. Carter Rulli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvestre Loi in the 74th minute of play. After some careless play in the Juventus Telford defense, Silvestre Loi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carter Rulli. The Juventus Telford fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carter Rulli should have stopped the shot. Carter Rulli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvestre Loi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 82 minutes into the match, Juventus Telford's goal looked a bit too open when Mathias Schulten came free, but Carter Rulli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carter Rulli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvestre Loi in the 84th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kevin Hellkvist got free with Jacek Matuch in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kevin Hellkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 95 minutes into the game, Éthan Pichard cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Carter Rulli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There was no doubt that SV Bad Harzburg were the better team. SV Bad Harzburg's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.