Hirm Sportfeld
Spectators: 7785 (Terracing: 5840,
Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) Niklas Schneider fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jochen Uschok having to interfere. Jochen Uschok showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andre Jennen, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Middlesbrough's Niklas Schneider got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Waitzendorf FC's Jochen Uschok got control of the ball when Niklas Schneider tried to sneak it across the goal line. Middlesbrough's Niklas Schneider got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Andre Jennen came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Middlesbrough 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 Andre Jennen couldn't finish the play. Volker Kappestein charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Volker Kappestein the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 35 minutes into the match, Adam Holstein notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Middlesbrough's Torsten Gerber. Torsten Gerber was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Daniel Mandl hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind Waitzendorf FC's goalkeeper Jochen Uschok, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half Waitzendorf FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
In the 52nd minute Andre Jennen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jochen Uschok saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Jürgen Gehlhaar came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Waitzendorf FC 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 Jürgen Gehlhaar couldn't finish the play. After 58 minutes of play, Middlesbrough's Andre Jennen made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jochen Uschok was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 62 played minutes, Middlesbrough's Karsten Holletschek shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jochen Uschok 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 Middlesbrough reached it. After a defensive mix-up in Middlesbrough's zone, Adam Holstein stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Torsten Gerber came out of the goal and Adam Holstein tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Andre Jennen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Andre Jennen came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Middlesbrough 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 Andre Jennen couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Waitzendorf FC's zone, Niklas Schneider stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jochen Uschok came out of the goal and Niklas Schneider tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Andre Jennen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Middlesbrough booed when Waitzendorf FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jürgen Gehlhaar didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Niklas Schneider's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jochen Uschok was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Waitzendorf FC defense, Andre Jennen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jochen Uschok. The Waitzendorf FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jochen Uschok should have stopped the shot. When Philipp Bayer fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Middlesbrough's protests and gave Philipp Bayer a yellow card for diving instead. In the 90th match minute, Middlesbrough was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Philipp Bayer to maneuver through the defense. 93 minutes into the match, Waitzendorf FC's Marko Grabner sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Torsten Gerber narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Niklas Schneider received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Jochen Uschok tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Mandl got his second yellow card in the match during the 97th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 98th minute, Daniel Mandl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Middlesbrough's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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