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Meerhöfe Sportpark
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Walter Aretz kicked off to start the match. Stefan Holthoff took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leon Schwantes. Leon Schwantes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. If Walter Aretz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stefan Holthoff fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leon Schwantes having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Florian Lenke during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, SV Werder's Florian Lenke got a free kick in the 18th minute. The Meerhöfe fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Meerhöfe's Robin Arbogast looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 23 minutes, Reimar Raubold mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SV Werder and the Meerhöfe players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 22nd minute, one of SV Werder:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for SV Werder. The audience was convinced that Eugen Wollberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gunther Gowinkowsky was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Leon Schwantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Holthoff in the 32nd minute of play. Reimar Raubold sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Meerhöfe's Leon Schwantes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walter Aretz in the 36th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Stefan Holthoff managed to get in a good position for a shot. SV Werder's supporters rose to their feet, but Stefan Holthoff was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leon Schwantes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Walter Aretz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Leon Schwantes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Walter Aretz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Leon Schwantes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Meerhöfe's zone, Walter Aretz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leon Schwantes came out of the goal and Walter Aretz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When Anselm Wieberneit fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Meerhöfe's protests and gave Anselm Wieberneit a yellow card for diving instead. 51 minutes into the game, one of Meerhöfe:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Walter Aretz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leon Schwantes having to interfere. In the 60th match minute, SV Werder was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florian Lenke to maneuver through the defense. Gunther Gowinkowsky made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jakob Waske in the 64th minute of play. If Walter Aretz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute, Meerhöfe's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Stefan Holthoff fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Kai-Uwe Überwasser was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 72 minutes into the match. 72 minutes into the game, one of SV Werder:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Walter Aretz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Graham Hösle managed to get in a good position for a shot. Meerhöfe's supporters rose to their feet, but Graham Hösle was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gunther Gowinkowsky breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Reimar Raubold had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to SV Werder getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Florian Lenke hit a great ball. Meerhöfe's Graham Hösle couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 86th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for SV Werder. Reimar Raubold received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Leon Schwantes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leon Schwantes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walter Aretz, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 95 minutes into the match, SV Werder's Reimar Raubold sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leon Schwantes narrowly saved just below the crossbar.