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Prinzelndorf Sportfe
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Philipp Hassenrück took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marco Zimmermann struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Christian Knott didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Birnbaum. Christian Knott stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bastian Wintergerst's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Christian Knott didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Birnbaum's Marco Zimmermann shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. 16 minutes into the game, Bastian Wintergerst was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Birnbaum's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Reisstrasse FC the free kick. In the 16th minute, Bastian Wintergerst hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Patrick Gerhold came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Reisstrasse 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 Patrick Gerhold couldn't finish the play. With his leg Christian Knott managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when FC Birnbaum's Marco Zimmermann fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 31st minute, Philipp Hassenrück reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Christian Knott. The goal made the score 2-0. After 35 minutes, Mats-Alexander Schranz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Reisstrasse FC and the FC Birnbaum players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mats-Alexander Schranz kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Florian Arndt was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 36th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Reisstrasse FC's Christian Knott proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Reisstrasse FC from getting a goal against them. Jan-Felix Kopinski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leo-Jan Koch's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Reisstrasse FC's zone, Marco Zimmermann stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christian Knott came out of the goal and Marco Zimmermann tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Philipp Hassenrück received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Christian Knott tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 Patrick Gerhold stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Leo-Jan Koch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Jan-Felix Kopinski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christian Knott showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Zimmermann in the 54th minute of the match. Marco Zimmermann's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Christian Knott read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Reisstrasse FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Zimmermann came free, but Christian Knott reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute Patrick Gerhold shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Felix Kopinski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hendrik Dreßel kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, Reisstrasse FC's goal looked a bit too open when Philipp Hassenrück came free, but Christian Knott reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Zimmermann recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marco Zimmermann struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Christian Knott didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Birnbaum. Jan-Felix Kopinski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrick Gerhold, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Marco Zimmermann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 87 minutes into the match, Reisstrasse FC's goal looked a bit too open when Philipp Hassenrück came free, but Christian Knott reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leo-Jan Koch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Jan-Felix Kopinski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco Zimmermann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Christian Knott tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC Birnbaum fully deserved thier win.