League Play-Off

Elsey Sportpark
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ted Knoerig made the kick off which started today's match. Obersäckingen's Grischa Biesenkamp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Irvin Wittmann in the 10th minute of play. Kornel Kugler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Hermann Haas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kornel Kugler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermann Haas having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Gostingen's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Siegfried Kritzer fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Grischa Biesenkamp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Irvin Wittmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grischa Biesenkamp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Wüsthoff in the 25th minute of the match. Kornel Kugler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermann Haas having to interfere. When Kornel Kugler came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Obersäckingen 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 Kornel Kugler couldn't finish the play. After 30 played minutes Obersäckingen got a freekick which was hit by Kurt Rehbach. Hermann Haas made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Manuel Russ sent off a good shot on target. In the 38th minute of the match Obersäckingen got a corner. Gostingen's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Siegfried Kritzer ran over to the corner to take the kick. Kornel Kugler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermann Haas having to interfere. Kornel Kugler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Obersäckingen defense, Marko Wüsthoff kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Grischa Biesenkamp. The Obersäckingen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Grischa Biesenkamp should have stopped the shot. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Kornel Kugler made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Ted Knoerig's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Grischa Biesenkamp was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Thanks to some nice moves Irvin Wittmann could shoot a difficult shot in the 55th minute, which Grischa Biesenkamp however easily saved by the left post. Kornel Kugler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Obersäckingen's Kornel Kugler got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Obersäckingen getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Emmo Stadtbäumer hit a great ball. Grischa Biesenkamp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Wüsthoff in the 72nd minute of the match. Kornel Kugler recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Siegfried Kritzer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Hermann Haas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Gostingen's zone, Siegfried Kritzer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hermann Haas came out of the goal and Siegfried Kritzer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 87th minute, Kornel Kugler 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. Obersäckingen's Grischa Biesenkamp proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Obersäckingen from getting a goal against them. Kornel Kugler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermann Haas having to interfere. 94 minutes into the game, Caspar Heim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gostingen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Obersäckingen the free kick. In the 94th match minute, Gostingen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caspar Heim to maneuver through the defense. Ted Knoerig struck a weak shot in the 98th minute. Grischa Biesenkamp didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gostingen.