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Grenzdorf Arena
Spectators: 7740 (Terracing: 5806, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Felix Steimer got the match started through his kick off. Sebastian Mann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Friedl Bruhn in the 4th minute of the match. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind SV Rittsteig's goalkeeper Sebastian Mann, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sebastian Mann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgil Degener, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. SV Rittsteig's Sebastian Mann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgil Degener in the 9th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Udenborn's Rollo Ringelnatz got a free kick in the 16th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Virgil Degener during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Udenborn getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Virgil Degener hit a great ball. In the 21st minute, Hartmut Kosch ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sebastian Mann was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Udenborn's zone, Shawn Klenk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stanislaw Babetzki came out of the goal and Shawn Klenk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 25th match minute, Udenborn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kajus Roppel to maneuver through the defense. Stanislaw Babetzki made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Shawn Klenk sent off a good shot on target. Sebastian Mann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hartmut Kosch in the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hartmut Kosch in the 30th minute of play forced SV Rittsteig's goalkeeper Sebastian Mann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Friedl Bruhn had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sebastian Mann. SV Rittsteig's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Friedl Bruhn was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Sebastian Mann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgil Degener in the 34th minute of play. After 36 minutes of play, Udenborn's Virgil Degener made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebastian Mann was left in no man's land by his defense there! Virgil Degener sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute Hartmut Kosch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Mann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wenzel Stöckel charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wenzel Stöckel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 44 played minutes SV Rittsteig got a freekick which was hit by Wenzel Stöckel. SV Rittsteig's Sebastian Mann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hartmut Kosch in the 46th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Hartmut Kosch who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Sebastian Mann when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 57th minute, Hartmut Kosch left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Udenborn fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. When Hans Hangl fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SV Rittsteig's protests and gave Hans Hangl a yellow card for diving instead. SV Rittsteig's Sebastian Mann proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save SV Rittsteig from getting a goal against them. Shawn Klenk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stanislaw Babetzki having to interfere. If Shawn Klenk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felix Steimer in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stanislaw Babetzki prevented the ball from getting in the gole. During the 67th minute of the match Shawn Klenk completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Shawn Klenk a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 68th match minute, SV Rittsteig was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shawn Klenk to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, SV Rittsteig's Sebastian Mann got control of the ball when Hartmut Kosch tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 72 minutes, Rollo Ringelnatz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Udenborn and the SV Rittsteig players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Udenborn getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Rollo Ringelnatz hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgil Degener in the 77th minute of play forced SV Rittsteig's goalkeeper Sebastian Mann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the game, Hartmut Kosch recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Sebastian Mann. Hartmut Kosch showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-6. If Laurenz Resch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SV Rittsteig's Sebastian Mann proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save SV Rittsteig from getting a goal against them. Sebastian Mann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Friedl Bruhn in the 93rd minute of the match. Sebastian Mann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgil Degener, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Udenborn walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.