League Play-Off

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jakob Waske started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Günther Ruhmland had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leon Schwantes. Meerhöfe's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Günther Ruhmland was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 11th minute Zacharias Pinkawa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Schwantes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leon Schwantes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Merkel, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. If Günther Ruhmland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 15 minutes into the game, Levin Meise was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 1.FC Beckum's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Meerhöfe the free kick. A collision led to 1.FC Beckum getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Levin Meise hit a great ball. When Jan Schaffrath fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Meerhöfe's protests and gave Jan Schaffrath a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Meerhöfe's Jan Schaffrath got a free kick in the 17th minute. Zacharias Pinkawa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 21 minutes into the match, 1.FC Beckum's Zacharias Pinkawa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leon Schwantes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Günther Ruhmland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leon Schwantes having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, Meerhöfe's goal looked a bit too open when Zacharias Pinkawa came free, but Leon Schwantes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Günther Ruhmland could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Leon Schwantes made a huge save. Meerhöfe's Leon Schwantes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zacharias Pinkawa in the 39th minute of play. Jakob Waske kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zacharias Pinkawa to make the kick off. Jakob Waske received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Leo Schütt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Robin Arbogast struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Leo Schütt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Meerhöfe. With a little luck, 1.FC Beckum's Leo Schütt got control of the ball when Robin Arbogast tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to 1.FC Beckum getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Bero Itzerott hit a great ball. Leon Schwantes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Günther Ruhmland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jakob Waske fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leo Schütt having to interfere. If Günther Ruhmland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zacharias Pinkawa struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Leon Schwantes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 1.FC Beckum. Günther Ruhmland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Levin Meise took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leon Schwantes. Leon Schwantes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Günther Ruhmland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Leon Schwantes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Graham Hösle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zacharias Pinkawa struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Leon Schwantes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 1.FC Beckum. With a little luck, 1.FC Beckum's Leo Schütt got control of the ball when Robin Arbogast tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 93rd minute Jakob Waske shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Schütt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Meerhöfe's goal looked a bit too open when Günther Ruhmland came free, but Leon Schwantes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 95 minutes of play, 1.FC Beckum's Zacharias Pinkawa made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leon Schwantes was left in no man's land by his defense there! There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. 1.FC Beckum fully deserved thier win.