League Play-Off

Rodenbach Sportpark
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Schönberger Kickers's Achaz Niederkirchner started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute, Schönberger Kickers's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Christian Vucevic fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. A hard shot 11 in the game by Levent Schurer from a close distance when the talented Leo Busch managed to make a qualified save. Schönberger Kickers's players were relieved. Smadi's Christian Vucevic got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Michail Zuydtwyck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Achaz Niederkirchner in the 16th minute of play. Scott Fritz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michail Zuydtwyck having to interfere. Hellmut Raeder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Michail Zuydtwyck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Schönberger Kickers's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Levent Schurer scored to the left of an out of position Leo Busch, making the score, 1-0. Levent Schurer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Leo Busch made a huge save. 34 minutes into the match, Smadi's goal looked a bit too open when Scott Fritz came free, but Michail Zuydtwyck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Levent Schurer 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. 38 minutes into the match, Schönberger Kickers's goalkeeper Leo Busch had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Levent Schurer. Leo Busch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Vucevic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Christian Vucevic made the kick off in the second half. Michail Zuydtwyck was a little too slow when Willy Pinkawa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 51st minute. The score was now 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christian Vucevic during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Schönberger Kickers booed when Smadi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Vucevic didn't get a good kick on the ball. Scott Fritz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michail Zuydtwyck having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 64th minute by Achaz Niederkirchner got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Leo Busch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Vucevic, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. If Scott Fritz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 82 minutes into the game, Willy Pinkawa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Schönberger Kickers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Smadi the free kick. After 83 played minutes, Smadi's Mathias Gratza shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Leo Busch 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 Smadi reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Levent Schurer in the 86th minute of play forced Schönberger Kickers's goalkeeper Leo Busch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leo Busch didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Christian Vucevic went, in the 98th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Smadi were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Schönberger Kickers for a fine match.