League

Römerstadion
Spectators: 7533 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Erdal Erdogan started the match with the kick off. Benjamin Spanl had great luck who in the 2ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Franco Hofmeister from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. After a rather tough play, Harvard University's Martin Scholl got a free kick in the 3rd minute. A collision led to FC .Ladenburg getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Giovanni Bade hit a great ball. Horst Groll could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Benjamin Spanl made a huge save. Yves Waldner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bonito Kuhles got free with Benjamin Spanl in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Harvard University's Benjamin Spanl proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Harvard University from getting a goal against them. FC .Ladenburg's Franco Hofmeister got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Herbert Rasp kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Bonito Kuhles 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. FC .Ladenburg's Giovanni Bade got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Franco Hofmeister in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benjamin Spanl saved Harvard University from getting behind. Nico Gratza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Harvard University's Benjamin Spanl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovanni Bade in the 42nd minute of play. Benjamin Spanl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Hofmeister in the 43rd minute of the match. Benjamin Spanl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giovanni Bade in the 44th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Franco Hofmeister made a kick off. Samuel Assmann made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Yves Waldner sent off a good shot on target. Harvard University's Benjamin Spanl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bonito Kuhles in the 53rd minute of play. Horst Groll fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamin Spanl having to interfere. Benjamin Spanl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Hofmeister in the 57th minute of the match. Samuel Assmann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erdal Erdogan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benjamin Spanl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovanni Bade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bonito Kuhles in the 61st minute of play forced Harvard University's goalkeeper Benjamin Spanl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Franco Hofmeister 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. In the 64thth minute of the game Horst Groll who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Harvard University's Benjamin Spanl was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Herbert Rasp hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 68thth minute of the game Franco Hofmeister who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Harvard University's Benjamin Spanl was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Harvard University's goal looked a bit too open when Horst Groll came free, but Benjamin Spanl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC .Ladenburg's Samuel Assmann proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save FC .Ladenburg from getting a goal against them. Herbert Rasp kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. FC .Ladenburg's Franco Hofmeister got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Horst Groll received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Benjamin Spanl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Harvard University's goal looked a bit too open when Arne Hannemann came free, but Benjamin Spanl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benjamin Spanl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Hofmeister in the 87th minute of the match. After some careless play in the FC .Ladenburg defense, Yves Waldner kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Samuel Assmann. The FC .Ladenburg fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Samuel Assmann should have stopped the shot. In the 93rd minute, Bonito Kuhles 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Giovanni Bade during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC .Ladenburg getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Giovanni Bade hit a great ball. In the 97th minute of the match Simon Peitsch sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Samuel Assmann skillfully saved the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see FC .Ladenburg lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.