U21 League

Großberghofen
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Saúl Gentiletti took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Ignatius Enders had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th match minute, FC Žalia Giria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentas Damkus to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute Jack Grealish shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Pieschke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, FC Žalia Giria's Saúl Gentiletti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ruben Pieschke made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jack Grealish during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 16th match minute, FC Žalia Giria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Grealish to maneuver through the defense. After 17 minutes, Ignatius Enders mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Großberghofen and the FC Žalia Giria players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 17th match minute, Großberghofen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignatius Enders to maneuver through the defense. Adolfo Carrizo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Udo Nördershäuser, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Udo Nördershäuser in the 25th minute of play forced FC Žalia Giria's goalkeeper Adolfo Carrizo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Žalia Giria's attentive Valentas Damkus managed to snatch the ball when Lars Mukengechay made a throw-in in the 27th minute of the game. 28 minutes into the match, Saúl Gentiletti notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Großberghofen's Ruben Pieschke. Ruben Pieschke was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 32nd minute, Lars Mukengechay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Oliver Streit fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Großberghofen's protests and gave Oliver Streit a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Großberghofen getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Oliver Streit hit a great ball. Ruben Pieschke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saúl Gentiletti in the 39th minute of play. Großberghofen's Ruben Pieschke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jack Grealish in the 40th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lars Mukengechay during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Saúl Gentiletti blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ruben Pieschke having to make a save. When Jack Grealish came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the FC Žalia Giria fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jack Grealish couldn't finish the play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Adolfo Carrizo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignatius Enders, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Großberghofen's Ruben Pieschke proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Großberghofen from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Saúl Gentiletti got free with Ruben Pieschke in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 73 minutes into the game, one of FC Žalia Giria:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 75th minute, Dietmar Brocke left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Großberghofen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Adolfo Carrizo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jakob Pretzer in the 82nd minute of play. Großberghofen's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dietmar Brocke in the 85th minute. Adolfo Carrizo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignatius Enders, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.