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Marakana
Spectators: 6800 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dominik Schriebl started the match with the kick off. Lothar Burgstaller made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Slesinski in the 6th minute of play. If Dominik Schriebl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind ФК ЦРВЕНА ЗВЕЗДА's goalkeeper Lothar Burgstaller, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Stefan Bilstein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dominik Schriebl, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Maxi Breiter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maxi Breiter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ФК ЦРВЕНА ЗВЕЗДА's Lothar Burgstaller played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Niclas Buchholz in the 25th minute of play. Lothar Burgstaller made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Niclas Buchholz in the 28th minute of play. Stefan Bilstein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dominik Schriebl in the 31st minute of play. A collision led to ФК ЦРВЕНА ЗВЕЗДА getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Alexander Dietrich hit a great ball. If Jan-Niclas Buchholz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th minute, Maxi Breiter 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. Lothar Burgstaller showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Niclas Buchholz in the 39th minute of the match. When Jan-Niclas Buchholz came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the FC Struga 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 Jan-Niclas Buchholz couldn't finish the play. ФК ЦРВЕНА ЗВЕЗДА's Lothar Burgstaller played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxi Breiter in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Elmar Durr hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Maxi Breiter's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lothar Burgstaller was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

After having played for 53 minutes, Oliver Quacken managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ФК ЦРВЕНА ЗВЕЗДА's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oliver Quacken was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, ФК ЦРВЕНА ЗВЕЗДА's Alexander Pfeifer got a free kick in the 54th minute. After a defensive mix-up in ФК ЦРВЕНА ЗВЕЗДА's zone, Marvin Wefers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lothar Burgstaller came out of the goal and Marvin Wefers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maxi Breiter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Jan-Niclas Buchholz managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Struga's supporters rose to their feet, but Jan-Niclas Buchholz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lothar Burgstaller breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maxi Breiter got free with Lothar Burgstaller in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, FC Struga's Lothar Burgstaller threw himself towards the right post 82 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jan-Niclas Buchholz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Maxi Breiters short, quick shot in the 86thth minute got Lothar Burgstaller to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Maxi Breiter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lothar Burgstaller showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Niclas Buchholz in the 91st minute of the match. Jan-Niclas Buchholz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lothar Burgstaller having to interfere. Lothar Burgstaller showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Niclas Buchholz in the 96th minute of the match. FC Struga played a much better game than ФК ЦРВЕНА ЗВЕЗДА and deserved their victory. The ФК ЦРВЕНА ЗВЕЗДА players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.