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Match Report
Nitzling
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Frederik Grunewald took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Konsel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frederik Kirchler didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Steffen Fischer went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Thomas Konsel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Frederik Grunewald tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Nico Hirsch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Paal's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Michael Bosch 22 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. Nico Hirsch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frederik Kirchler having to interfere. Thomas Konsel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frederik Grunewald having to interfere. Mike Funkel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frederik Grunewald having to interfere. Paal's Frederik Kirchler proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Paal from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Nico Hirsch managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nitzling's supporters rose to their feet, but Nico Hirsch was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Frederik Kirchler breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Frederik Grunewald took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Konsel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Michael Bosch stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Mike Funkel 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. In the 57th minute, Michael Bosch left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nitzling fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tim Stadler during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Paal fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 61st minute. Penalty! Frederik Kirchler went to the wrong direction when Manuel Kneissli was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Frederik Kirchler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nico Hirsch, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Mike Funkel had several of the Nitzling's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 78 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-1 score and a disappointed Frederik Grunewald as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 82nd minute Nico Hirsch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frederik Kirchler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nico Hirsch blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Frederik Kirchler having to make a save. Paal's Frederik Kirchler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nico Hirsch in the 88th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Bosch in the 89th minute of play forced Paal's goalkeeper Frederik Kirchler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute, Manuel Kneissli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 98 minutes into the match, Nitzling's goalkeeper Frederik Grunewald had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mike Funkel. For all the effort they put into the match, the Paal players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Nitzling.
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