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Wattenscheid Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Christoph Kaufhold made the kick off which started today's match. Edgar Stolle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Birmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edgar Stolle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Birmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to WATTENSCHEID getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Eckhardt Stiehl hit a great ball. If Olaf Mühlhäußer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Richard Thieltges showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olaf Mühlhäußer in the 20th minute of the match. Richard Thieltges made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Otto Gehlhaar in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute Otto Gehlhaar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Thieltges saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, WATTENSCHEID's Pierre Volz got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute of the match Jürgen Abegg sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Richard Thieltges skillfully saved the ball. The throw-in from Sven Heintz in the 27th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Wander Wald Soccer's Edgar Weber. An unexpectedly hard shot by Otto Gehlhaar in the 28th minute of play forced WATTENSCHEID's goalkeeper Richard Thieltges to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Richard Thieltges showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Otto Gehlhaar, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Edgar Stolle made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Niels Tempel sent off a good shot on target. Niels Tempel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Edgar Stolle made a huge save. After 36 minutes, Otto Gehlhaar made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. WATTENSCHEID's Richard Thieltges tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 40 played minutes Wander Wald Soccer got a freekick which was hit by Sören Wehrheim. After having played for 43 minutes, Jan Birmes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. WATTENSCHEID's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jan Birmes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Olaf Mühlhäußer kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Otto Gehlhaar made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, WATTENSCHEID's goalkeeper Richard Thieltges had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Otto Gehlhaar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Otto Gehlhaar got free with Richard Thieltges in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 56 played minutes WATTENSCHEID got a freekick which was hit by Eckhardt Stiehl. In the 57th minute of the match Jürgen Abegg shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Richard Thieltges showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 61st match minute, Wander Wald Soccer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thorben Hänsel to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niels Tempel in the 73rd minute of play forced Wander Wald Soccer's goalkeeper Edgar Stolle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 76th minute of the game was made by Pierre Volz with Neo Wünsche as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christoph Kaufhold in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edgar Stolle saved Wander Wald Soccer from getting behind. Olaf Mühlhäußer kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. A collision led to Wander Wald Soccer getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Sean Heiß hit a great ball. Niels Tempel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edgar Stolle having to make a save. 90 minutes into the match, Niels Tempel notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Wander Wald Soccer's Edgar Stolle. Edgar Stolle was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Wander Wald Soccer getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Sean Heiß hit a great ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.