U21 League

Hanne-Sobek-Stadion
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Hendrik Behloch started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Maarten Snikis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tjark Ernst read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. The corner ended in Lars-Erik Wathne almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Hertha 1969's Tjark Ernst did a great save. With 5 minutes on the clock, Axel Schwarz commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Hertha 1969 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 4th minute. Penalty! Tjark Ernst had in the 6thth minute some difficulties stopping Nikki Kassa's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Odin Saue made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mark Stripf in the 10th minute. Mark Stripf could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Odin Saue made a huge save. Lars-Erik Wathne blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tjark Ernst having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Maarten Snikis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tjark Ernst was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Maarten Snikis scored 0-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tjark Ernst, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tjark Ernst took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maarten Snikis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maarten Snikis in the 30th minute of play forced Hertha 1969's goalkeeper Tjark Ernst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tjark Ernst came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Ballkam Sportsklubb's Maarten Snikis. But to his dismay, Maarten Snikis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Yoachim Sterkx charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yoachim Sterkx the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Ballkam Sportsklubb's Yoachim Sterkx got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute of the match Simon Stiehl sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Odin Saue skillfully saved the ball. After 41 played minutes, Ballkam Sportsklubb's Qiao Yue shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tjark Ernst came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ballkam Sportsklubb reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Hendrik Behloch managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hertha 1969's supporters rose to their feet, but Hendrik Behloch was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Odin Saue breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ballkam Sportsklubb's goalkeeper Odin Saue, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Artur Tokarczyk kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nikki Kassa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nikki Kassa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Tjark Ernst tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Odin Saue took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hendrik Behloch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute Hendrik Behloch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Odin Saue saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maarten Snikis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tjark Ernst read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. After 70 minutes Hertha 1969's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aleksander Hultman who took care of the corner kick. Aleksander Hultman made a great header on Ballkam Sportsklubb's corner, it was just that Hertha 1969's Tjark Ernst managed to reach the ball for a save. After having played for 73 minutes, Maarten Snikis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ballkam Sportsklubb's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maarten Snikis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Hertha 1969's zone, Maarten Snikis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tjark Ernst came out of the goal and Maarten Snikis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 79 minutes, Maarten Snikis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ballkam Sportsklubb's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maarten Snikis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hendrik Behloch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ballkam Sportsklubb's Fredrik Grønning was substituted for Yoachim Sterkx. In the 94th match minute, Ballkam Sportsklubb was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fredrik Grønning to maneuver through the defense. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ballkam Sportsklubb walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.