League Play-Off

Stadium of Liberty
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Adrian Gnant made the kick off and thus started the match. Adrian Gnant received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Pal Poreski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Hannover City's goal looked a bit too open when Täve Balken came free, but Toni Hoss reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Klaus Bauer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Toni Hoss tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trent Gercke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toni Hoss having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Täve Balken managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Bull Stuttgart's supporters rose to their feet, but Täve Balken was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Toni Hoss breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Adrian Gnant received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Pal Poreski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Täve Balken fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toni Hoss having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henrico Lehmann during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Constantin Küttner was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 30th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Toni Hoss showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Täve Balken in the 31st minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Hannover City's goal looked a bit too open when Klaus Bauer came free, but Toni Hoss reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hannover City's Toni Hoss played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Klaus Bauer in the 40th minute of play. Klaus Bauer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toni Hoss having to interfere. After having played for 46 minutes, Klaus Bauer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Bull Stuttgart's supporters crossed their fingers, but Klaus Bauer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Täve Balken stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Täve Balken received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Toni Hoss tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 55th minute, Sönke Toth 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. 67 minutes into the match, Red Bull Stuttgart's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Gnant came free, but Pal Poreski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adrian Gnant fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pal Poreski having to interfere. 74 minutes into the game, Klaus Bauer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Toni Hoss was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Gnant in the 80th minute of play forced Red Bull Stuttgart's goalkeeper Pal Poreski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adrian Gnant blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pal Poreski having to make a save. Louis Kerbsties hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Adrian Gnant sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.