U23 League

Nenndorfer Sportpark
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Roland Holthuis made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Amadeo Bermel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lucrețiu Brătescu was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. VfL Bad Nenndorf's Lucrețiu Brătescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amadeo Bermel in the 9th minute of play. If Justin Hilpert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 17 minutes into the game, VfL Bad Nenndorf's Roland Holthuis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Conny Schuhmacher made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Conny Schuhmacher made an important save on a dangerous shot by Romed Scheider in the 23rd minute. 28 minutes into the match, VfL Bad Nenndorf's goal looked a bit too open when Lu Sang came free, but Lucrețiu Brătescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Give Peace a Chance's Lu Sang in 28 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Lucrețiu Brătescu guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. In the 29th minute, Jules Verne hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Give Peace a Chance booed when VfL Bad Nenndorf was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dennis Kuhlins didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in VfL Bad Nenndorf's zone, Werner Zernicke stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucrețiu Brătescu came out of the goal and Werner Zernicke tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roland Holthuis got free with Conny Schuhmacher in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Give Peace a Chance getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Jules Verne hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Lu Sang made the kick off in the second half. Conny Schuhmacher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel Köppe, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 52nd minute VfL Bad Nenndorf were awarded a corner. Bastian Jork went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience was convinced that Roland Holthuis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Conny Schuhmacher was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Conny Schuhmacher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romed Scheider in the 63rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Give Peace a Chance's Werner Zernicke got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 71st minute, Jonatan Lekberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Conny Schuhmacher stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roland Holthuis's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Conny Schuhmacher came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by VfL Bad Nenndorf's Roland Holthuis. But to his dismay, Roland Holthuis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0.