League Play-Off

Dunav Ruse Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jonas Schaf kicked off to start the match. Flo Hägele received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Fabian Oster tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Corvinus Bremer charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Corvinus Bremer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Zvonimir Stolz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Schaf in the 9th minute of play. The supporters of Dunav Ruse booed when VFL OSNABRÜCK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Locherer didn't get a good kick on the ball. During the 12th minute of the match Corvinus Bremer completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Corvinus Bremer a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 12 played minutes VFL OSNABRÜCK got a freekick which was hit by Corvinus Bremer. In the 19th minute Flo Hägele shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Oster saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute, Flo Hägele left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VFL OSNABRÜCK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 24th match minute, Dunav Ruse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthias Dürre to maneuver through the defense. Zvonimir Stolz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Schaf, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Flo Hägele received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Fabian Oster tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Flo Hägele fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabian Oster having to interfere. Vahid Dahlbeck was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 39th minute. Dunav Ruse's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After a defensive mix-up in Dunav Ruse's zone, Flo Hägele stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabian Oster came out of the goal and Flo Hägele tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Flo Hägele in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fabian Oster prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Flo Hägele to make the kick off. Flo Hägele struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Fabian Oster didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VFL OSNABRÜCK. Dunav Ruse's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Emanuel Schallock scored to the left of an out of position Fabian Oster, making the score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Schaf in the 61st minute of play forced VFL OSNABRÜCK's goalkeeper Zvonimir Stolz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flo Hägele struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Fabian Oster didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VFL OSNABRÜCK. After 66 played minutes Dunav Ruse got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Gallasch. Fabian Oster made an important save on a dangerous shot by Flo Hägele in the 67th minute. Flo Hägele could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Fabian Oster made a huge save. A collision led to Dunav Ruse getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Horst Weise hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Flo Hägele could shoot a difficult shot in the 71st minute, which Fabian Oster however easily saved by the left post. Luca Locherer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fabian Oster made an important save on a dangerous shot by Flo Hägele in the 75th minute. Fabian Oster was out of position in the 76 minute of play, and Achim Storz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Achim Storz really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Flo Hägele received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Fabian Oster tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Luca Locherer came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the VFL OSNABRÜCK 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 Luca Locherer couldn't finish the play. If Flo Hägele had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Luca Locherer managed to get in a good position for a shot. VFL OSNABRÜCK's supporters rose to their feet, but Luca Locherer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabian Oster breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 92nd minute, Achim Storz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flo Hägele sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Dunav Ruse booed when VFL OSNABRÜCK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Achim Storz didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Dunav Ruse fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. VFL OSNABRÜCK were clearly better and deserved to take the win.