League Play-Off

Karlhof Stadion
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Aaron Gelink made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute Sebastian Kastner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Bach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Aaron Gelink had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christopher Ausweger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aaron Gelink, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Christopher Ausweger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils Mazur in the 18th minute of play. When Elmar Paepke came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Karlhof FSV 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 Elmar Paepke couldn't finish the play. 28 minutes into the match, Reautz's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Kastner came free, but Leon Bach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Elmar Paepke managed to get in a good position for a shot. Karlhof FSV's supporters rose to their feet, but Elmar Paepke was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leon Bach breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Christopher Ausweger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael-Peter Meinl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 33 minutes, Uwe Rothstock mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Reautz and the Karlhof FSV players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 33 played minutes Reautz got a freekick which was hit by Uwe Rothstock. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michael-Peter Meinl during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Michael-Peter Meinl hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Sebastian Kastner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sebastian Kastner was the one to do the kick off. Aaron Gelink sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 52 in the game by Nils Mazur from a close distance when the talented Christopher Ausweger managed to make a qualified save. Karlhof FSV's players were relieved. In the 54thth minute of the game Elmar Paepke who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Reautz's Leon Bach was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Kastner's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leon Bach was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. A collision led to Karlhof FSV getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Tom-Lukas Lange hit a great ball. In the 64th minute of the match Matthäus Setzer sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Christopher Ausweger skillfully saved the ball. Christopher Ausweger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aaron Gelink in the 67th minute of the match. Christopher Ausweger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aaron Gelink in the 72nd minute of play. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 73rd minute, but Christopher Ausweger got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Karlhof FSV hanging dry this time. After 75 minutes Karlhof FSV's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Peter Straub who took care of the corner kick. Reautz's Michael-Peter Blum was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Christopher Ausweger in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Aaron Gelink fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christopher Ausweger having to interfere. Aaron Gelink fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christopher Ausweger having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Sebastian Kastner notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Reautz's Leon Bach. Leon Bach was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Christopher Ausweger made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Nils Mazur sent off a good shot on target. 94 minutes into the game, Axel Zeller was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Karlhof FSV's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Reautz the free kick. In the 94th minute, Axel Zeller hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Axel Zeller received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Leon Bach tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Reautz players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Karlhof FSV.