League

Obermühlthal
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) fc-augustin's Manfred Lazarus started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Raoul Häusle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dankward Hagen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timm Abernett having to interfere. In the 17th minute Fritz Rudolf Bieling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Safet Schramm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 22 in the game by Raoul Häusle from a close distance when the talented Timm Abernett managed to make a qualified save. fc-augustin's players were relieved. When Steffen Sonnenschein fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored fc-augustin's protests and gave Steffen Sonnenschein a yellow card for diving instead. In the 27th match minute, fc-augustin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Steffen Sonnenschein to maneuver through the defense. When Dankward Hagen, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 28 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Timm Abernett was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, Blue Lions FC's Raoul Häusle sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Timm Abernett narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Safet Schramm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfred Lazarus in the 33rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Blue Lions FC's zone, Fritz Rudolf Bieling stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Safet Schramm came out of the goal and Fritz Rudolf Bieling tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpected shot in the 38th minute by Raoul Häusle got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Udo Menzel was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 43 minutes into the match. 43 minutes into the game, one of Blue Lions FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After the first half fc-augustin were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Raoul Häusle was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Raoul Häusle managed to get in a good position for a shot. Blue Lions FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Raoul Häusle was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Timm Abernett breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Roberto Wilhelm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Raoul Häusle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Timm Abernett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Roberto Wilhelm managed to get in a good position for a shot. Blue Lions FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Roberto Wilhelm was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Timm Abernett breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roberto Wilhelm's late challenge caught a fc-augustin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roberto Wilhelm helped the player get up and apologised. If Raoul Häusle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lee Hertl's late challenge caught a Blue Lions FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lee Hertl helped the player get up and apologised. Lee Hertl kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Roberto Wilhelm managed to get in a good position for a shot. Blue Lions FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Roberto Wilhelm was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Timm Abernett breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Roberto Wilhelm came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Blue Lions FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Roberto Wilhelm couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the fc-augustin defense, Raoul Häusle kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Timm Abernett. The fc-augustin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Timm Abernett should have stopped the shot. When Manfred Lazarus fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored fc-augustin's protests and gave Manfred Lazarus a yellow card for diving instead. In the 81st minute, Manfred Lazarus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raoul Häusle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Timm Abernett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raoul Häusle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Timm Abernett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Christoph Sellmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raoul Häusle recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Raoul Häusle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raoul Häusle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.