League Play-Off

Wieckenberg Stadion
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jaap Gerhold kicked off to start the match. Bastian Joithe's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ilja Balland read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Bastian Joithe 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. Jan Mächtel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from William Plank, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes in the game, Bastian Joithe fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Ilja Balland having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Bastian Joithe managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wieckenberg FSV's supporters rose to their feet, but Bastian Joithe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ilja Balland breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Schaan's goalkeeper Ilja Balland, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bastian Joithe scored 1-0 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ilja Balland, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jan Mächtel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William Plank in the 27th minute of play. Ilja Balland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uli Walcher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Jaap Gerhold put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Jan Mächtel. The crowd rose to their feet as Wieckenberg FSV's Bastian Joithe slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ilja Balland. That made the score 2-1 after 39 minutes of play. Bastian Joithe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilja Balland having to interfere. Ilja Balland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bastian Joithe in the 46th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bastian Joithe to strike the kick off in the second half. Ilja Balland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uli Walcher in the 52nd minute of play. Ilja Balland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bastian Joithe in the 54th minute of the match. In the 56th match minute, Schaan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bülent Seelenbinder to maneuver through the defense. Ilja Balland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bastian Joithe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute, Bastian Joithe made a precise shot to the right of Ilja Balland. Schaan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Jaap Gerhold managed to get in a good position for a shot. Schaan's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaap Gerhold was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jan Mächtel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 74th minute, Wieckenberg FSV's Guy Bohn seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Guy Bohn the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Wieckenberg FSV protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Guy Bohn had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. If Uli Walcher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Uli Walcher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ilja Balland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hasso Schewe in the 82nd minute of play. Hasso Schewe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Ilja Balland tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wieckenberg FSV's Jan Mächtel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Wieckenberg FSV from getting a goal against them. After having played for 89 minutes, Sonny Schulze managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wieckenberg FSV's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sonny Schulze was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Uli Walcher scored 4-1 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ilja Balland, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Uli Walcher's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilja Balland was relentless in the 97th minute of the game.