U18 League

MILLERNTOR
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Jackson Irvine started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Randkleve's Moritz Illio got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Randkleve's goal looked a bit too open when Jackson Irvine came free, but Petter Rykov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Petter Rykov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alex Kathage in the 11th minute. After 16 played minutes KIEZKICKER got a freekick which was hit by Marcel Hartel. Heinz-Gerd Vogel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Otto Højskel in the 17th minute of play. After 22 minutes of play, Randkleve's Charlie Bjarkeby made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Heinz-Gerd Vogel was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 27 minutes, Heine Popiel made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. KIEZKICKER's Heinz-Gerd Vogel tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Heinz-Gerd Vogel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heine Popiel in the 30th minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, KIEZKICKER's goal looked a bit too open when Moritz Illio came free, but Heinz-Gerd Vogel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 35 played minutes KIEZKICKER got a freekick which was hit by Elmar Tschauner. 39 minutes into the match, Randkleve's goalkeeper Petter Rykov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex Kathage. 41 minutes into the match, Heine Popiel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Heinz-Gerd Vogel. KIEZKICKER's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Heine Popiel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. In the 45th minute, Kaare Kandal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Otto Højskel was the one to do the kick off. When Christen Zeul fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KIEZKICKER's protests and gave Christen Zeul a yellow card for diving instead. Heinz-Gerd Vogel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Otto Højskel in the 53rd minute of the match. KIEZKICKER's Heinz-Gerd Vogel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save KIEZKICKER from getting a goal against them. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind KIEZKICKER's goalkeeper Heinz-Gerd Vogel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Heinz-Gerd Vogel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heine Popiel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jackson Irvine scored 2-3 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Petter Rykov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 72 minutes of play, Randkleve's Charlie Bjarkeby made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Heinz-Gerd Vogel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Otto Højskel took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Heinz-Gerd Vogel. Heinz-Gerd Vogel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5. In the 81st minute, Jackson Irvine left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KIEZKICKER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-5. In the 89th minute, Otto Højskel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Randkleve's Kaare Kandal got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 92nd minute Alex Kathage shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petter Rykov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Randkleve's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.