League

Rodenbach Sportpark
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Enno Chille took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Smadi getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Robert von Osthoff hit a great ball. Enno Chille blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Michail Zuydtwyck having to make a save. When Mathias Gratza fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Smadi's protests and gave Mathias Gratza a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Smadi getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Mathias Gratza hit a great ball. 14 minutes into the match, Mátyás Balázs had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Michail Zuydtwyck. Smadi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mátyás Balázs was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 19 minutes in the game Mathias Gratza did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Jerome Schwall. Nestor Makhno was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Levent Schurer capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Levent Schurer really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. With an all-out effort, Smadi's Nestor Makhno threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Christian Vucevic, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nestor Makhno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Vucevic in the 33rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Enno Chille managed to get in a good position for a shot. Biersdorf's supporters rose to their feet, but Enno Chille was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michail Zuydtwyck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Levent Schurer might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nestor Makhno. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Levent Schurer ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Christian Vucevic managed to get in a good position for a shot. Smadi's supporters rose to their feet, but Christian Vucevic was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nestor Makhno breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Christian Vucevic to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Smadi's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mátyás Balázs fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 56 minutes in the game Falk Dillschneider did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Pablo Stripf. 61 minutes in the game Abel Seidel did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Pablo Stripf. Nestor Makhno stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christian Vucevic's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Nestor Makhno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Vucevic in the 69th minute of play. In the 72nd match minute, Smadi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Vucevic to maneuver through the defense. Kostja Sass charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kostja Sass the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Smadi booed when Biersdorf was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kostja Sass didn't get a good kick on the ball. Levent Schurer hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Christian Vucevic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Nestor Makhno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enno Chille's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Michail Zuydtwyck skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience was convinced that Enno Chille's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michail Zuydtwyck was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. When the match was over Biersdorf could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Smadi throughout the match.