League

Ostfriesen Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Silvio Paschen took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ronnie Elfring sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 4 minutes into the match, Tus Esens's goal looked a bit too open when Ronnie Elfring came free, but Xaver Eickhoff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute Ronnie Elfring shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xaver Eickhoff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tus Esens's goalkeeper Xaver Eickhoff, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Xaver Eickhoff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Knut Breitmacher in the 11th minute of the match. Xaver Eickhoff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronnie Elfring in the 13th minute of the match. Xaver Eickhoff showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronnie Elfring, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. When Finn Böckhaus fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tus Esens's protests and gave Finn Böckhaus a yellow card for diving instead. Xaver Eickhoff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Knut Breitmacher in the 19th minute of the match. After having played for 21 minutes, Ronnie Elfring managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MTV Rollex Altmark's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ronnie Elfring was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Knut Breitmacher's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xaver Eickhoff was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Tus Esens's Xaver Eickhoff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Knut Breitmacher in the 29th minute of play. Silvio Paschen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Janek Sager tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tus Esens's Xaver Eickhoff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Knut Breitmacher in the 37th minute of play. After having played for 45 minutes, Finn Böckhaus managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tus Esens's supporters crossed their fingers, but Finn Böckhaus was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Silvio Paschen might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Janek Sager. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Silvio Paschen ran back to his position shaking his head. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

If Silvio Paschen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 61 minutes into the match, Ronnie Elfring notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Tus Esens's Xaver Eickhoff. Xaver Eickhoff was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 64th match minute, Tus Esens was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvio Paschen to maneuver through the defense. Tus Esens's Xaver Eickhoff proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Tus Esens from getting a goal against them. The supporters of MTV Rollex Altmark booed when Tus Esens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Björn Unruh didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 74 minutes Tus Esens's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Christoph Buschenhagen who took care of the corner kick. In the 76th minute Knut Breitmacher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xaver Eickhoff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Knut Breitmacher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Xaver Eickhoff tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th minute, Finn Böckhaus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Knut Breitmacher's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xaver Eickhoff was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Finn Böckhaus's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Janek Sager read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Xaver Eickhoff made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ronnie Elfring in the 90th minute. Hasso Giermann charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hasso Giermann the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 91 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tus Esens! Knut Breitmacher might have been able to make a better finish in the 98th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Xaver Eickhoff. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Knut Breitmacher ran back to his position shaking his head. The MTV Rollex Altmark players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.