Official Cup

Estampido
Spectators: 531 (Terracing: 399, Seating: 122, VIP seats: 10) Wang Xiao Hong made in the 5th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Róbert Štriker immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baptist Haas in the 6th minute of play forced Esquirla FC's goalkeeper Michel Čech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michel Čech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Themis Papadimoulis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute of the match VfL Bad Nenndorf got a corner. Esquirla FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zsolt Székely ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 13th minute, Arlo Arruta got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Esquirla FC's Michel Čech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Róbert Štriker in the 14th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Themis Papadimoulis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michel Čech was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. VfL Bad Nenndorf's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zsolt Székely in the 20th minute. After taking down the ball on VfL Bad Nenndorf's corner Baptist Haas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Michel Čech quite easily take care of the ball. Michel Čech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Themis Papadimoulis in the 24th minute of the match. Arlo Arruta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lucrețiu Brătescu having to make a save. Lucrețiu Brătescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arlo Arruta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Michel Čech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Themis Papadimoulis in the 30th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Róbert Štriker ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Michel Čech was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 36 minutes into the match, VfL Bad Nenndorf's goal looked a bit too open when Arlo Arruta came free, but Lucrețiu Brătescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arlo Arruta in the 37th minute of play forced VfL Bad Nenndorf's goalkeeper Lucrețiu Brătescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michel Čech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Róbert Štriker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Esquirla FC's goal looked a bit too open when Róbert Štriker came free, but Michel Čech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Michel Čech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lv Kun Liang in the 43rd minute of the match. Benjamin Specht charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benjamin Specht the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Michel Čech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Themis Papadimoulis, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. VfL Bad Nenndorf's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zsolt Székely in the 53rd minute. If Róbert Štriker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbert Štriker in the 60th minute of play forced Esquirla FC's goalkeeper Michel Čech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wang Xiao Hong made in the 62nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Baptist Haas immediately put the ball in play. 68 minutes into the game, VfL Bad Nenndorf's Themis Papadimoulis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michel Čech made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Michel Čech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Róbert Štriker in the 72nd minute of play. Themis Papadimoulis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Michel Čech made a huge save. 77 minutes into the match, Esquirla FC's goal looked a bit too open when Róbert Štriker came free, but Michel Čech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Esquirla FC's Michel Čech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Themis Papadimoulis in the 83rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Esquirla FC's Benjamin Specht got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Esquirla FC made a substitution. Lukas Caers replaced Arlo Arruta. Benjamin Specht hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. If Themis Papadimoulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to VfL Bad Nenndorf getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Kang Yun Chao hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the match, Esquirla FC's Bernard Swartenbroekx broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Yvan Maes kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. After 95 minutes of play, VfL Bad Nenndorf's Themis Papadimoulis made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Michel Čech was left in no man's land by his defense there!

When the match was over VfL Bad Nenndorf could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Esquirla FC throughout the match.