League Play-Off

Friedhof Krusenbusch
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gülsün Kwon got the match started through his kick off. When Leonid Polat came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Riekenrode FC 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 Leonid Polat couldn't finish the play. In the 11th minute, KSV Krusenbusch's Yannik Sanders seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Yannik Sanders the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of KSV Krusenbusch protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Yannik Sanders had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of KSV Krusenbusch:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Riekenrode FC:s goal. Paulino Aznar had in the 13thth minute some difficulties stopping Blaise Hemmersbach's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Niko Ibraimkulova recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 17th minute Niko Ibraimkulova shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niko Mark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulino Aznar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gülsün Kwon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Siegfried Blecken during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 22nd match minute, KSV Krusenbusch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Siegfried Blecken to maneuver through the defense. KSV Krusenbusch's Paulino Aznar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gülsün Kwon in the 24th minute of play. Slaven Rotheuler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulino Aznar having to interfere. In the 27th match minute, KSV Krusenbusch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 罗泉扬 to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute of the match Blaise Hemmersbach shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paulino Aznar showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 31 minutes into the match, KSV Krusenbusch's goal looked a bit too open when Slaven Rotheuler came free, but Paulino Aznar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luigi Sonneborn received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Niko Mark tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of KSV Krusenbusch booed when Riekenrode FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Slaven Rotheuler didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luigi Sonneborn received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Niko Mark tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

If Luigi Sonneborn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 63 minutes, Jörg Akgün mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Riekenrode FC and the KSV Krusenbusch players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 63rd match minute, Riekenrode FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jörg Akgün to maneuver through the defense. Niko Mark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dobromir Jazowski in the 74th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Gülsün Kwon 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 86th minute, Siegfried Blecken hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, KSV Krusenbusch's Siegfried Blecken got a free kick in the 88th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Riekenrode FC's zone, Luigi Sonneborn stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niko Mark came out of the goal and Luigi Sonneborn tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Niko Ibraimkulova's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Niko Mark read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.