League Play-Off

HastenRS
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kai Carlebach kicked off to start the match. JenMar RS's Götz Lips shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 8th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Georges Meisinger but with some difficulty. After a defensive mix-up in JenMar RS's zone, Felipe Holzhäuser stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Miroslav Branghofer came out of the goal and Felipe Holzhäuser tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 11th minute Felipe Holzhäuser shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miroslav Branghofer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14thth minute of the game Connor Oppitz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JenMar RS's Miroslav Branghofer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Georges Meisinger was a little too slow when Kai Carlebach got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 1-0. Georges Meisinger made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Bernhard Donnerbauer sent off a good shot on target. In the 20th minute, Erich Fleischer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Connor Oppitz in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Miroslav Branghofer saved JenMar RS from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Reinhart Hecke in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Georges Meisinger prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 29 played minutes ŞimşekSpor got a freekick which was hit by Udo Wickede. In the 31st match minute, JenMar RS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerd Eduard Denniger to maneuver through the defense. Connor Oppitz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Baldo Resch's late challenge caught a JenMar RS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Baldo Resch helped the player get up and apologised. Miroslav Branghofer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Connor Oppitz in the 42nd minute of the match. Felipe Holzhäuser 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Connor Oppitz managed to get in a good position for a shot. ŞimşekSpor's supporters rose to their feet, but Connor Oppitz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Miroslav Branghofer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Connor Oppitz might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Miroslav Branghofer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Connor Oppitz ran back to his position shaking his head. Miroslav Branghofer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Connor Oppitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Connor Oppitz was the one to do the kick off. With 51 minutes on the clock, Efraim Schünemann commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 50 minutes into the game, one of ŞimşekSpor:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Götz Lips shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. ŞimşekSpor's Connor Oppitz was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 61st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Harald Terstege during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 66th match minute, JenMar RS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harald Terstege to maneuver through the defense. JenMar RS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 69th minute, when Connor Oppitz scored to the left of an out of position Miroslav Branghofer, making the score, 1-2. After a rather tough play, ŞimşekSpor's Felipe Holzhäuser got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 73 minutes into the match, Bernhard Donnerbauer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Georges Meisinger. ŞimşekSpor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernhard Donnerbauer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 76th minute, Bernhard Donnerbauer made a precise shot to the right of Georges Meisinger. ŞimşekSpor's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. An unexpected shot in the 85th minute by Felipe Holzhäuser got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Harald Terstege hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. With a little luck, JenMar RS's Miroslav Branghofer got control of the ball when Connor Oppitz tried to sneak it across the goal line. ŞimşekSpor's Georges Meisinger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harald Terstege in the 92nd minute of play. If Felipe Holzhäuser had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Kai Carlebach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.