Prized/Friendly Cup

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Rot-Weiss-Essen's Octavian Basten 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. César Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavian Basten in the 3rd minute of the match. Decathlon Dudes's César Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mesut Özil in the 6th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Octavian Basten in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg César Sousa saved Decathlon Dudes from getting behind. In the 11th minute Juan Ayuso 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. After 13 played minutes Decathlon Dudes got a freekick which was hit by Jacobus Schuttrup. César Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anestis Kotsopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. César Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavian Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Haupt in the 19th minute of play forced Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper César Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the game, Juan Ayuso lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Uwe Ziege. With an all-out effort, Decathlon Dudes's Uwe Ziege threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Juan Ayuso, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Decathlon Dudes were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Rot-Weiss-Essen's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luuk Theunissen took the corner. Uwe Ziege showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Ayuso, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mesut Özil in the 35th minute of play forced Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper César Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simon Hilhorst could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Uwe Ziege made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavian Basten in the 40th minute of play forced Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper César Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 41st minute of play forced Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper César Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Juan Ayuso made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Mesut Özil left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rot-Weiss-Essen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Octavian Basten had several of the Decathlon Dudes's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 54 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-2 score and a disappointed César Sousa as he didn't even see the shot coming. After 58 played minutes Decathlon Dudes got a freekick which was hit by Jacobus Schuttrup. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck César Sousa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. César Sousa made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Hugo Haupt sent off a good shot on target. Mesut Özil came free with the goalkeeper in the 63rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and César Sousa could save by the left post. César Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximilian Henning in the 69th minute of the match. Mesut Özil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but César Sousa made a huge save. Decathlon Dudes's César Sousa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Decathlon Dudes from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Simon Hilhorst in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Uwe Ziege saved Rot-Weiss-Essen from getting behind. When Decathlon Dudes's Simon Hilhorst in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalie prevented a goal. Uwe Ziege showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simon Hilhorst, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After 91 minutes, Maximilian Henning mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rot-Weiss-Essen and the Decathlon Dudes players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st match minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximilian Henning to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 95th minute of play forced Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper César Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.