League

Thalbach
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Thalbach's Robert Traintinger started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Manuel Schmuck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julien-Nils Pichlmann struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Andre Flögl didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Thalbach. Julien-Nils Pichlmann recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Andre Flögl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Traintinger, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. If Robert Traintinger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, Heiko Hendricks notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Thalbach's Meikel Ganther. Meikel Ganther was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Schmuck in the 29th minute of play forced Thalbach's goalkeeper Meikel Ganther to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, one of Thalbach: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 Thalbach. In the 31st minute there was a penalty for Bergwerk. Martin Koss stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Meikel Ganther. 1-2. When Robert Traintinger came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Thalbach 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 Robert Traintinger couldn't finish the play. Julien-Nils Pichlmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Andre Flögl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Robert Traintinger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Andre Flögl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Bergwerk were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Thalbach's Meikel Ganther proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Thalbach from getting a goal against them. Heiko Hendricks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 59 minutes into the match, Thalbach's Robert Traintinger sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andre Flögl narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 68th minute, Martin Koss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thalbach's Meikel Ganther proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Thalbach from getting a goal against them. Michael-Jan Ehrhoff hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Robert Traintinger blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Andre Flögl having to make a save. 83 minutes into the match, Bergwerk's goal looked a bit too open when Julien-Nils Pichlmann came free, but Andre Flögl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thalbach's Robert Traintinger got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 89thth minute of the game Julien-Nils Pichlmann who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bergwerk's Andre Flögl was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pascal Natusch hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Andre Flögl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julien-Nils Pichlmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Artur Marke charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Artur Marke the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 92nd match minute, Bergwerk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artur Marke to maneuver through the defense. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.