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Regulshausen Sportfe
Spectators: 7988 (Terracing: 5992, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Franz Kilz got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes of play, FC Statham 96's Murat Hoffmeier made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leif-Eric Schubeus was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, FC Statham 96's Franz Körber got a free kick in the 6th minute. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 8th minute, when SV Neubeckum's Hasso Klenk after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Augustin Schneider in FC Statham 96's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. After a rather tough play, FC Statham 96's Dieter Euschen got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 16th minute, Franz Kilz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Statham 96 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Arne Hormes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 24 minutes into the match, SV Neubeckum's goal looked a bit too open when Franz Kilz came free, but Leif-Eric Schubeus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leif-Eric Schubeus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Murat Hoffmeier in the 25th minute of play. After 26 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SV Neubeckum! Augustin Schneider showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harald Ziegler, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After 39 minutes, Murat Hoffmeier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Statham 96 and the SV Neubeckum players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to FC Statham 96 getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Murat Hoffmeier hit a great ball. Arne Hormes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augustin Schneider having to interfere. FC Statham 96's Augustin Schneider played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harald Ziegler in the 42nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Franz Kilz managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Statham 96's supporters rose to their feet, but Franz Kilz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leif-Eric Schubeus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 45 minutes into the match, SV Neubeckum's goal looked a bit too open when Murat Hoffmeier came free, but Leif-Eric Schubeus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Harald Ziegler to make the kick off. If Arne Hormes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, Arne Hormes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Augustin Schneider was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Statham 96's goalkeeper Augustin Schneider, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Harald Ziegler in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Augustin Schneider prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 72 minutes into the match, Arne Hormes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Augustin Schneider. FC Statham 96's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arne Hormes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. In the 76th minute, Harald Ziegler made a precise shot to the right of Augustin Schneider. FC Statham 96's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. After 78 minutes, Arne Hormes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SV Neubeckum and the FC Statham 96 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to SV Neubeckum getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Gereon Dingels hit a great ball. After 88 minutes, Noel Irtel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Statham 96 and the SV Neubeckum players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to FC Statham 96 getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Noel Irtel hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in SV Neubeckum's zone, Franz Kilz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leif-Eric Schubeus came out of the goal and Franz Kilz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Despite being the better team, SV Neubeckum failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.