Marconi Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Bar Marconi United's Dennis Berardo 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. 4 minutes into the match, Tiger's goalkeeper Wolf Poll had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arrigo Latini. Alex Marzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tor Jäger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tor Jäger in the 7th minute of play forced Bar Marconi United's goalkeeper Alex Marzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dennis Berardo during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dennis Berardo hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 10 minutes into the game, Tiger's Tor Jäger nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alex Marzo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 14th minute, Lino Roland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wolf Poll made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carmine Di Mascio in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute, Tor Jäger ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alex Marzo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The audience was convinced that Tor Jäger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alex Marzo was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. In the 20th minute, Roswin Westermayer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alex Marzo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. When Roswin Westermayer came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Tiger fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Roswin Westermayer couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roswin Westermayer in the 25th minute of play forced Bar Marconi United's goalkeeper Alex Marzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tor Jäger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bar Marconi United's goalkeeper Alex Marzo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Roswin Westermayer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Dennis Berardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tor Jäger in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alex Marzo saved Bar Marconi United from getting behind. 39 minutes into the match, Bar Marconi United's goal looked a bit too open when Roswin Westermayer came free, but Alex Marzo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tor Jäger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Marzo having to interfere. Roswin Westermayer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Marzo having to interfere. Tor Jäger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Marzo having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Roswin Westermayer made a kick off. Roswin Westermayer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alex Marzo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tor Jäger in the 54th minute. The supporters of Bar Marconi United booed when Tiger was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kayacan Tahir didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alex Marzo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Albrecht Kowalke in the 68th minute. If Roswin Westermayer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th minute Roswin Westermayer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Marzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiger's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Elis Färber in the 77th minute. A nice corner shot did that Elis Färber got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alex Marzo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a rather tough play, Tiger's Albrecht Kowalke got a free kick in the 78th minute. Alex Marzo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tor Jäger in the 81st minute. In the 83rd minute, Albrecht Kowalke reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alex Marzo. The goal made the score 0-4. With a little luck, Bar Marconi United's Alex Marzo got control of the ball when Tor Jäger tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Roswin Westermayer kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alex Marzo. That made the score 0-5 in the 91 minute of play. With an all-out effort, Tiger's Alex Marzo threw himself towards the right post 94 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Roswin Westermayer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 94th match minute, Tiger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albrecht Kowalke to maneuver through the defense. When Arrigo Latini fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bar Marconi United's protests and gave Arrigo Latini a yellow card for diving instead. In the 96th match minute, Bar Marconi United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arrigo Latini to maneuver through the defense. The Bar Marconi United fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Tiger were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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