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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dudu Georgescu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jess Carnduff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Ibañez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Firmin Négrel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valter Xabat in the 6th minute of the match. With a little luck, Alemannia Aachen's Jess Carnduff got control of the ball when Francisco Ibañez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jess Carnduff made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Francisco Ibañez sent off a good shot on target. If Thomas Müller 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 Francisco Ibañez got free with Jess Carnduff in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Alemannia Aachen getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. La Rat hit a great ball. Damian Vicente got a throw-in 29 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Djibril Herbaut. The audience was convinced that Valter Xabat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Firmin Négrel was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Firmin Négrel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valter Xabat in the 33rd minute of play. Firmin Négrel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valter Xabat, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valter Xabat to make the kick off. When Alemannia Aachen's Valter Xabat in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ANAHA FC's goalie prevented a goal. When Marc-Olivier Coq fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ANAHA FC's protests and gave Marc-Olivier Coq a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ANAHA FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Marc-Olivier Coq hit a great ball. Valter Xabat who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 58thth minute tested the skills of Firmin Négrel when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Jess Carnduff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tanek Walczyk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ANAHA FC's Ludovic Guillois was substituted for Francisco Ibañez. After some careless play in the ANAHA FC defense, Valter Xabat kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Firmin Négrel. The ANAHA FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Firmin Négrel should have stopped the shot. Valter Xabat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 79 minutes into the match, ANAHA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Valter Xabat came free, but Firmin Négrel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Valter Xabat came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Alemannia Aachen 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 Valter Xabat couldn't finish the play. In the 84thth minute of the game Valter Xabat who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ANAHA FC's Firmin Négrel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 85 minutes ANAHA FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Manfred Kottsieper who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valter Xabat in the 88th minute of play forced ANAHA FC's goalkeeper Firmin Négrel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, ANAHA FC's Firmin Négrel got control of the ball when Thomas Müller tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 92nd minute Ludovic Guillois shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jess Carnduff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Alemannia Aachen players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.