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MDCC Arena
Spectators: 8024 (Terracing: 6020, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mirco Frohn kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, SV Neustadt-Pelzerhaken's Helko Meisl got control of the ball when Leonhard Bloch tried to sneak it across the goal line. 9 minutes into the game, Clint Dujic was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SV Neustadt-Pelzerhaken's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 1.FC Magdeburg the free kick. The supporters of 1.FC Magdeburg booed when SV Neustadt-Pelzerhaken was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clint Dujic didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kurt Schimmel in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Helko Meisl prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hermann Nierlein hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute of the match Sven Hattermann shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Helko Meisl showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 15 minutes into the match, SV Neustadt-Pelzerhaken's goal looked a bit too open when Kurt Schimmel came free, but Helko Meisl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonhard Bloch got free with Helko Meisl in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 18th minute, Hermann Nierlein hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 20th minute, 1.FC Magdeburg's Leonhard Bloch dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Mirco Frohn received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Alfred Seng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th minute Gerd Löhnert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfred Seng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of 1.FC Magdeburg booed when SV Neustadt-Pelzerhaken was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulus Stehr didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Kurt Schimmel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 31 played minutes SV Neustadt-Pelzerhaken got a freekick which was hit by Marc Engelsmann. A collision led to SV Neustadt-Pelzerhaken getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Gerd Löhnert hit a great ball. When Björn Kahn fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SV Neustadt-Pelzerhaken's protests and gave Björn Kahn a yellow card for diving instead. Björn Kahn hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kurt Schimmel made a kick off. Helko Meisl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurt Schimmel in the 56th minute of the match. A collision led to SV Neustadt-Pelzerhaken getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Marc Engelsmann hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 63 minutes, Alfred Seng successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 65th minute of the game. One of SV Neustadt-Pelzerhaken:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of 1.FC Magdeburg:s goal. An unexpected shot in the 69th minute by Gerd Löhnert got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Kurt Schimmel scored 2-0 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Helko Meisl, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. SV Neustadt-Pelzerhaken's Helko Meisl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Schimmel in the 82nd minute of play. 1.FC Magdeburg's Alfred Seng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermann Nierlein in the 85th minute of play. After 86 minutes, Slaven Hörster mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 1.FC Magdeburg and the SV Neustadt-Pelzerhaken players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th match minute, 1.FC Magdeburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Slaven Hörster to maneuver through the defense. Helko Meisl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Schimmel, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 97th minute Wilfried Kalnik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helko Meisl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of 1.FC Magdeburg booed when SV Neustadt-Pelzerhaken was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 99 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marc Engelsmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. 1.FC Magdeburg had won after a very even match.