Prized/Friendly Cup

Diego Vizioli
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pat Eggers made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Georg Oberhauser in the 3rd minute of play forced Liver Bird's goalkeeper Stig Verlengia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nat Rohn made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Kryspin Raflewski sent off a good shot on target. Nat Rohn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pat Eggers in the 6th minute of the match. Fire Devils's Georg Oberhauser got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Fire Devils's Georg Oberhauser in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Liver Bird's goalie prevented a goal. Fire Devils's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ansgar Troxler in the 23rd minute. Fire Devils's Lajos Wenzel was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Stig Verlengia in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 26th match minute, Fire Devils was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lajos Wenzel to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Liver Bird booed when Fire Devils was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikita Bolla didn't get a good kick on the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Fire Devils's goalkeeper Nat Rohn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pat Eggers. Pat Eggers could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Nat Rohn made a huge save. Teobaldo Loewe blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nat Rohn having to make a save. Fire Devils's Nat Rohn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathaniel Howald in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute of the match, Pat Eggers got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nat Rohn was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After the first half Fire Devils were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Georg Oberhauser to make the kick off. Nat Rohn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pat Eggers in the 52nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Timoteo Kuhn's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nat Rohn was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Nat Rohn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kryspin Raflewski in the 60th minute of play. Pat Eggers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64thth minute of the game Pat Eggers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fire Devils's Nat Rohn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 66 minutes into the game, Liver Bird's Kryspin Raflewski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nat Rohn made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Liver Bird made a substitution. Jacques La Rosa replaced Gunnar Fridli. Nat Rohn came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Liver Bird's Timoteo Kuhn. But to his dismay, Timoteo Kuhn quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Pat Eggers 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. Fire Devils's Nat Rohn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teobaldo Loewe in the 74th minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Fire Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Nathaniel Howald came free, but Nat Rohn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pat Eggers in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nat Rohn saved Fire Devils from getting behind. Fire Devils's Nat Rohn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathaniel Howald in the 78th minute of play. Nat Rohn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pat Eggers in the 80th minute of the match. Liver Bird made a substitution. Jonathan Lamontagne replaced Kryspin Raflewski. Liver Bird made a substitution. Clinton Werfel replaced Pat Eggers. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lajos Wenzel during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 84th match minute, Fire Devils was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lajos Wenzel to maneuver through the defense. Nat Rohn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clinton Werfel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute, Lajos Wenzel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Fire Devils getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Lajos Wenzel hit a great ball. When Nathaniel Howald came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Liver Bird 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 Nathaniel Howald couldn't finish the play. In the 92nd minute, Jonathan Lamontagne hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 96 minutes of play, Liver Bird's Clinton Werfel made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nat Rohn was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee ended the match the Liver Bird players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.