League Play-Off

GLADIATOR
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hagen Krückmann made the kick off which started today's match. Flo Fackler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximilian Grotthaus in the 4th minute of play. A collision led to FC Spartak getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Gilles Liski hit a great ball. Penzing FC's Hagen Krückmann got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Detmar Brouwer's late challenge caught a Penzing FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Detmar Brouwer helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Penzing FC booed when FC Spartak was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Detmar Brouwer didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Penzing FC defense, Dietrich Zeiss kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pascal Bodemer. The Penzing FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pascal Bodemer should have stopped the shot. Flo Fackler came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Penzing FC's Hagen Krückmann. But to his dismay, Hagen Krückmann quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Flo Fackler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimir Schäfer in the 25th minute of the match. Flo Fackler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rocky Borkowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Hagen Krückmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Flo Fackler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hagen Krückmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After 32 played minutes FC Spartak got a freekick which was hit by Detmar Brouwer. Hagen Krückmann might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Flo Fackler. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hagen Krückmann ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 38th match minute, Penzing FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximilian Grotthaus to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute, Penzing FC's Siegfried Thieltges seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Siegfried Thieltges the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Penzing FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Siegfried Thieltges had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 44th minute, one of Penzing FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Penzing FC. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pitt Nowak made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dietrich Zeiss in the 52nd minute of play forced Penzing FC's goalkeeper Pascal Bodemer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the match, Penzing FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pitt Nowak came free, but Pascal Bodemer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dietrich Zeiss received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Pascal Bodemer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Pitt Nowak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Penzing FC's Maximilian Grotthaus suffered a sore thigh after 65 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Detmar Brouwer was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 65 minutes had been played. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Vladimir Schäfer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Penzing FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vladimir Schäfer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Flo Fackler breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pitt Nowak struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Pascal Bodemer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Spartak. If Rocky Borkowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute, Ulrich Schick hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee ended the match the FC Spartak players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.