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Spectators: 8451 (Terracing: 6339, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Honorio Ekialde started the match with the kick off. Salomon Kaloudis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eckhard Girrbach, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Honorio Ekialde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 7 minutes into the match, FC Donautal's goalkeeper Matthew Hildebrand had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Honorio Ekialde. Honorio Ekialde fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matthew Hildebrand having to interfere. Honorio Ekialde in the 12thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Matthew Hildebrand, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Honorio Ekialde might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Matthew Hildebrand. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Honorio Ekialde ran back to his position shaking his head. If Honorio Ekialde had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to FFK Kosova getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Lew Rampp hit a great ball. After 21 played minutes FC Donautal got a freekick which was hit by Caspar Cabada. Honorio Ekialde might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Matthew Hildebrand. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Honorio Ekialde ran back to his position shaking his head. FC Donautal's Matthew Hildebrand proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save FC Donautal from getting a goal against them. 24 minutes into the match, FC Donautal's goalkeeper Matthew Hildebrand had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Honorio Ekialde. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Donautal's goalkeeper Matthew Hildebrand, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Eckhard Girrbach's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Salomon Kaloudis was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. The FC Donautal fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when FC Donautal's Eckhard Girrbach looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Honorio Ekialde received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Matthew Hildebrand came out and tried to block the shot, but Honorio Ekialde slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 34th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Donautal's Cedric Froehlich got a free kick in the 36th minute. Matthew Hildebrand made an important save on a dangerous shot by Honorio Ekialde in the 37th minute. After 39 minutes, Honorio Ekialde made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. FC Donautal's Matthew Hildebrand tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. FFK Kosova's Honorio Ekialde got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC Donautal's Matthew Hildebrand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorio Ekialde in the 44th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Caspar Cabada was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of FFK Kosova booed when FC Donautal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cedric Froehlich didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnim Irmscher hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. After 52 minutes of play, FFK Kosova's Honorio Ekialde made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matthew Hildebrand was left in no man's land by his defense there! The FFK Kosova fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when FFK Kosova's Honorio Ekialde looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 65th minute Lew Rampp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthew Hildebrand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Werner Baumbach was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 66 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Donautal fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! Edgard Barea shot the penalty kick right outside the post. FC Donautal's Matthew Hildebrand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorio Ekialde in the 76th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cedric Froehlich during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 78th match minute, FC Donautal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cedric Froehlich to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute, Honorio Ekialde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Honorio Ekialde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Honorio Ekialde had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Honorio Ekialde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of FC Donautal booed when FFK Kosova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lew Rampp didn't get a good kick on the ball. 91 minutes into the game, FFK Kosova's Honorio Ekialde nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matthew Hildebrand made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. After 94 minutes of play, FFK Kosova's Lew Rampp made it 7-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matthew Hildebrand was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee ended the match the FFK Kosova players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.