League Play-Off

Alfredshöhe Sportfel
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arne Brunsch got the match started through his kick off. Arne Brunsch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Etienne Sammert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arne Brunsch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Etienne Sammert having to interfere. Eveshausen's Etienne Sammert proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Eveshausen from getting a goal against them. Volker Oppenheim took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lothar Maier. Lothar Maier dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. When Eveshausen's Volker Oppenheim in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alfredshöhe's goalie prevented a goal. Burt Leyh's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lothar Maier read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Volker Oppenheim managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eveshausen's supporters rose to their feet, but Volker Oppenheim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lothar Maier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Tim Sparla fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alfredshöhe's protests and gave Tim Sparla a yellow card for diving instead. 28 minutes into the game, Eveshausen's Volker Oppenheim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lothar Maier made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. When Burt Leyh came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Eveshausen 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 Burt Leyh couldn't finish the play. Alfredshöhe's Lothar Maier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Burt Leyh in the 36th minute of play. Etienne Sammert made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Martin Mölle sent off a good shot on target. Lothar Maier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Focko Söldner in the 47th minute of the match. Lothar Maier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Burt Leyh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Burt Leyh to strike the kick off in the second half. Burt Leyh blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lothar Maier having to make a save. In the 67th minute, Volker Oppenheim made a precise shot to the right of Lothar Maier. Alfredshöhe's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Lothar Maier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Burt Leyh, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Burt Leyh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lothar Maier having to interfere. Volker Oppenheim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lothar Maier having to interfere. Volker Oppenheim could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Lothar Maier made a huge save. Etienne Sammert didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arne Brunsch went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. If Volker Oppenheim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Volker Oppenheim received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Lothar Maier came out and tried to block the shot, but Volker Oppenheim slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 90th minute. Burt Leyh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lothar Maier having to interfere.