Friendly League

Am Sportzentrum
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Conny Stober took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, Hertha 1969's Erich Pietta got control of the ball when Noel Schaffert tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dietrich Heppner came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Hertha 1969's Dante Jakob. But to his dismay, Dante Jakob quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Noel Schaffert struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Erich Pietta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Academica Pulheim. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dante Jakob in the 13th minute of play forced Academica Pulheim's goalkeeper Dietrich Heppner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alwin Korte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Erich Pietta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Burkhard Männer charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Burkhard Männer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 23rd minute, Burkhard Männer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dietrich Heppner stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dante Jakob's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Alwin Korte had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erich Pietta. Hertha 1969's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alwin Korte was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Erich Pietta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Noel Schaffert, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. With a little luck, Hertha 1969's Erich Pietta got control of the ball when Noel Schaffert tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hertha 1969's Erich Pietta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Hertha 1969 from getting a goal against them. Dietrich Heppner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Otto-Stephan Keck in the 42nd minute of the match. Otto-Stephan Keck scored 1-2 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dietrich Heppner, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

52 minutes into the game, Academica Pulheim's Christoph Sönksen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Erich Pietta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Erich Pietta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conny Stober in the 56th minute of play. The supporters of Academica Pulheim booed when Hertha 1969 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Burkhard Männer didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Hertha 1969's Jörn Achleitner got a free kick in the 63rd minute. After some careless play in the Hertha 1969 defense, Christoph Sönksen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Erich Pietta. The Hertha 1969 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Erich Pietta should have stopped the shot. Hertha 1969's Lutz Ertel was substituted for Andi Godescheid. After 73 minutes, Otto-Stephan Keck mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hertha 1969 and the Academica Pulheim players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Academica Pulheim booed when Hertha 1969 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Otto-Stephan Keck didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Academica Pulheim booed when Hertha 1969 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Otto-Stephan Keck didn't get a good kick on the ball. Noel Schaffert took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Erich Pietta. Erich Pietta dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. Jörn Achleitner kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Lothar Bannert hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. There was no doubt that Academica Pulheim were the better team. Academica Pulheim's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.