League Play-Off

Urwald Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anton Häusling got the match started through his kick off. After some careless play in the Teufelsbande Windsbach defense, Tobias Erler kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kristian Willem Tauscher. The Teufelsbande Windsbach fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kristian Willem Tauscher should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Teufelsbande Windsbach getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Maurice  von Egidy hit a great ball. Carl Graul showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matt Freese, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Loy Zion during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 13th match minute, Bayer04 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Loy Zion to maneuver through the defense. Addo Lawen kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Stefan Lüngen 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. After 24 played minutes Bayer04 got a freekick which was hit by Pius Nooke. In the 26th minute, Loy Zion hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Bayer04 booed when Teufelsbande Windsbach was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eyjölfur Jakob didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bayer04's Tobias Erler got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Anton Häusling put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Kristian Willem Tauscher. If Hakon von Dreusche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Addo Lawen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 43 played minutes Bayer04 got a freekick which was hit by Eckehard Große Verspohl. After 45 played minutes, Teufelsbande Windsbach's Bastian Richardsen shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Carl Graul came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Teufelsbande Windsbach reached it. Eckehard Große Verspohl lost his temper 47 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The score was 1-2 after a penalty in the 50th minute, where Teufelsbande Windsbach:s Bastian Richardsen tricked Bayer04:s Carl Graul with a difficult ball by the left post. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Matt Freese made a kick off. Carl Graul showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mike Biesenkamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Carl Graul showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jens Ridder in the 59th minute of the match. Loy Zion's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Kristian Willem Tauscher skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stefan Lüngen got free with Kristian Willem Tauscher in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bayer04's Loy Zion got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stefan Lüngen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Kristian Willem Tauscher tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st play minute Stefan Lüngen came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Kristian Willem Tauscher. 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Riehm in the 78th minute of play forced Bayer04's goalkeeper Carl Graul to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stefan Lüngen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kristian Willem Tauscher having to interfere. Tobias Erler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kristian Willem Tauscher having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Bayer04's Stefan Lüngen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Kristian Willem Tauscher. That made the score 1-4 after 86 minutes of play. Stefan Lüngen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kristian Willem Tauscher having to interfere. Loy Zion fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kristian Willem Tauscher having to interfere. Bayer04's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.