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Grenzdorf Arena
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Petrus Riess made the kick off and thus started the match. Manfred Hertz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jörn Maier having to interfere. Petrus Riesss short, quick shot in the 9thth minute got Wolfram Zellier to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 11 minutes into the game, Arne Heinzmann was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SV Rittsteig's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Lengerich 23 the free kick. In the 11th match minute, SV Rittsteig was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arne Heinzmann to maneuver through the defense. Petrus Riess fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wolfram Zellier having to interfere. Petrus Riess could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Wolfram Zellier made a huge save. Jörn Maier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manfred Hertz in the 27th minute of play. A collision led to SV Rittsteig getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Tsuneo Tolle hit a great ball. If Wolfgang Hölderlin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 36 minutes into the match, SV Rittsteig's goal looked a bit too open when Wolfgang Hölderlin came free, but Jörn Maier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, SV Rittsteig's goal looked a bit too open when Manfred Hertz came free, but Jörn Maier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wolfram Zellier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petrus Riess in the 40th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, SV Rittsteig's Petrus Riess sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wolfram Zellier narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, FC Lengerich 23's Wolfram Zellier got control of the ball when Petrus Riess tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Manfred Hertz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Manfred Hertz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Petrus Riess's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wolfram Zellier was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Wolfgang Hölderlin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jörn Maier read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. After a rather tough play, SV Rittsteig's Gunther Buß got a free kick in the 58th minute. 64 minutes into the match, FC Lengerich 23's Wolfgang Hölderlin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jörn Maier narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Manfred Hertz did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-1 to the left of a surprised Jörn Maier 71 minutes into the match. Manfred Hertz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manfred Hertz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petrus Riess in the 81st minute of play forced FC Lengerich 23's goalkeeper Wolfram Zellier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st match minute, FC Lengerich 23 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bastian Jelden to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Manfred Hertz managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Lengerich 23's supporters rose to their feet, but Manfred Hertz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jörn Maier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The FC Lengerich 23 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.