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Paola Pavan
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ephraim Schapper started the match with the kick off. SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Philipp Kucharczyk got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Philipp Kucharczyk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 0-1 became the score in the 11th minute when Mathias Voß elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Philipp Kucharczyk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Brechtheimer having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Eberstadt Pfungstadt's goal looked a bit too open when Torsten Goldsche came free, but Edgar Brechtheimer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karsten Hußmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ephraim Schapper in the 25th minute of the match. After having played for 27 minutes, Philipp Kucharczyk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Philipp Kucharczyk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eberstadt Pfungstadt's Edgar Brechtheimer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philipp Kucharczyk in the 29th minute of play. After 30 played minutes SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA got a freekick which was hit by Marco Walloch. In the 32nd minute, Christos Weckenmann left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eberstadt Pfungstadt fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Torsten Goldsche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torsten Goldsche in the 34th minute of play forced Eberstadt Pfungstadt's goalkeeper Edgar Brechtheimer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA booed when Eberstadt Pfungstadt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gino Möller didn't get a good kick on the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Eberstadt Pfungstadt's goal looked a bit too open when Torsten Goldsche came free, but Edgar Brechtheimer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgar Brechtheimer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mathias Voß in the 47th minute of play.

The wind increased when Torsten Goldsche made the kick off in the second half. Philipp Kucharczyk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Edgar Brechtheimer managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Philipp Kucharczyk fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Philipp Kucharczyk came free with the goalkeeper in the 66th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Edgar Brechtheimer could save by the left post. If Torsten Goldsche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Torsten Goldsche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Brechtheimer having to interfere. Mathias Voß hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Edgar Brechtheimer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torsten Goldsche in the 77th minute of the match. SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Jonathan Mut got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Jonathan Mut fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's protests and gave Jonathan Mut a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Eberstadt Pfungstadt booed when SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Mut didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Mut was shown his second yellow card after 84 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Jonathan Mut hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Maximilian Stifter was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 86th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Philipp Kucharczyk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Edgar Brechtheimer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ephraim Schapper received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Karsten Hußmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Philipp Kucharczyk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Edgar Brechtheimer made a huge save. After having played for 93 minutes, Mathias Voß managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mathias Voß was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 96th minute, Philipp Kucharczyk got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.