League Play-Off

Şükrü Saracoğlu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Max Balzer in the 5th minute of play forced Salzburghofen's goalkeeper Lars Feuerstein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Einar Dahms had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Domenico Hinrichsen. Fenerbahce314's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Einar Dahms was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Max Balzer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moritz Protzel got free with Lars Feuerstein in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 18 minutes into the match, Fenerbahce314's goal looked a bit too open when Einar Dahms came free, but Domenico Hinrichsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Domenico Hinrichsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thorsten Bayer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Fenerbahce314 getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Jonny Recht hit a great ball. In the 30th minute Eugen Küfner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Domenico Hinrichsen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Thorsten Bayer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 37 minutes into the game, Einar Dahms cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Domenico Hinrichsen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 48 minutes, Thorsten Bayer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Salzburghofen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thorsten Bayer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Einar Dahms to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, Thorsten Bayer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Domenico Hinrichsen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. After having played for 60 minutes, Thorsten Bayer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Salzburghofen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thorsten Bayer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Einar Dahms sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Domenico Hinrichsen was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Einar Dahms showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 71 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Salzburghofen's Efraim Gambke got a free kick in the 75th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Max Balzer in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lars Feuerstein prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Domenico Hinrichsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Einar Dahms in the 80th minute of play. A collision led to Salzburghofen getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Eugen Küfner hit a great ball. 85 minutes into the match, Fenerbahce314's goal looked a bit too open when Einar Dahms came free, but Domenico Hinrichsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute, Karl-Georg Riegert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute of the match Eugen Küfner shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Domenico Hinrichsen showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 92nd minute of the match, Thorsten Bayer got a very nice opportunity to score, but Domenico Hinrichsen was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Einar Dahms struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Domenico Hinrichsen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Salzburghofen. Einar Dahms received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Domenico Hinrichsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Salzburghofen left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Fenerbahce314.