Friendly League

Niedersachsenstadion
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fabiano Palmucci kicked off to start the match. Florian Pinti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paavo Burgdorf in the 2nd minute. When Talenti Roma Calcio's Fabiano Palmucci in 4 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Hartmut Klein guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Frank Pellegrini's late challenge caught a Hannover Reds's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frank Pellegrini helped the player get up and apologised. With an all-out effort, Hannover Reds's Florian Pinti threw himself towards the right post 9 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jon Bak, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience was convinced that Cristoforo Biavati's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hartmut Klein was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Hartmut Klein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabiano Palmucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ermanno Marcolongo might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hartmut Klein. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ermanno Marcolongo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 23rd minute Immanuel Baumann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian Pinti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hartmut Klein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabiano Palmucci in the 27th minute of play. Florian Pinti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Immanuel Baumann in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabiano Palmucci in the 31st minute of play forced Hannover Reds's goalkeeper Hartmut Klein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute Cristoforo Biavati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hartmut Klein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hartmut Klein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristoforo Biavati in the 37th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Talenti Roma Calcio's zone, Immanuel Baumann stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florian Pinti came out of the goal and Immanuel Baumann tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Talenti Roma Calcio's Florian Pinti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Talenti Roma Calcio from getting a goal against them. Paavo Burgdorfs short, quick shot in the 49thth minute got Florian Pinti to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Immanuel Baumann was the one to do the kick off. Talenti Roma Calcio's Florian Pinti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paavo Burgdorf in the 53rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Jon Bak managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hannover Reds's supporters rose to their feet, but Jon Bak was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Florian Pinti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cristiano Passalacqua hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute Immanuel Baumann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian Pinti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute, Jon Bak made a precise shot to the right of Florian Pinti. Talenti Roma Calcio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Florian Pinti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joerg-Uwe Bohn, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 67th minute Joerg-Uwe Bohn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian Pinti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jon Bak scored 3-0 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Florian Pinti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 72 minutes into the game, one of Talenti Roma Calcio:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Mathieu Freudenberger did an outstanding performance 74 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 4-0 to the right of an irritated Florian Pinti in the goal. Florian Pinti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paavo Burgdorf, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Hartmut Klein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristoforo Biavati in the 82nd minute of the match. When Cristoforo Biavati fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Talenti Roma Calcio's protests and gave Cristoforo Biavati a yellow card for diving instead. Immanuel Baumann took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Florian Pinti. Florian Pinti dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Hartmut Klein made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ermanno Marcolongo in the 91st minute. Jon Bak took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Florian Pinti. Florian Pinti dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Florian Pinti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Immanuel Baumann in the 97th minute of the match. Florian Pinti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jon Bak in the 99th minute of play. Talenti Roma Calcio's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.