League Play-Off

NikDan Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Sven Görlitz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in FC Nikdan's zone, Simon Barth stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Phillip Werfel came out of the goal and Simon Barth tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Simon Barth kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the game, Kristof Hainl was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. RED BULL MANI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Nikdan the free kick. After 7 played minutes RED BULL MANI got a freekick which was hit by Kristof Hainl. Steffen Burgstaller received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Tim Triebel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, RED BULL MANI's goal looked a bit too open when Sven Görlitz came free, but Tim Triebel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Simon Barth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 18 played minutes FC Nikdan got a freekick which was hit by Florian Köhler. Alexander Burgstaller received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Phillip Werfel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Simon Barth in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Phillip Werfel saved FC Nikdan from getting behind. 24 minutes into the match, FC Nikdan's Steffen Burgstaller sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tim Triebel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tim Triebel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven Görlitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karl Haueisen kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Karl Haueisen during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th minute, Karl Haueisen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Steffen Burgstaller fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tim Triebel having to interfere. Jonas Sedlak hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Phillip Werfel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Simon Barth's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Steffen Burgstaller struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Tim Triebel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Nikdan. Sven Görlitz was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 45th minute. FC Nikdan's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Simon Barth made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in RED BULL MANI's zone, Sven Görlitz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tim Triebel came out of the goal and Sven Görlitz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Simon Barth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Karl Haueisen kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Steffen Burgstaller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexander Burgstaller could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Phillip Werfel made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven Görlitz in the 71st minute of play forced RED BULL MANI's goalkeeper Tim Triebel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 78 minutes, Stefan Störmer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RED BULL MANI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stefan Störmer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of RED BULL MANI booed when FC Nikdan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Herbert Lehmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th minute, Alexander Burgstaller reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Phillip Werfel. The goal made the score 0-1. The audience was convinced that Simon Barth's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Phillip Werfel was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Phillip Werfel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexander Burgstaller, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the match, RED BULL MANI's goal looked a bit too open when Sven Görlitz came free, but Tim Triebel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tim Triebel came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Nikdan's Steffen Burgstaller. But to his dismay, Steffen Burgstaller quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The RED BULL MANI players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented FC Nikdan from taking control. The game ends in a draw.