League

ZONGULDAK 67 ARENA
Spectators: 8027 (Terracing: 6022, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 159) Siegfried Tassler struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Romeo Rudinsky didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Küsd. In the 6th minute Hemmo Bothner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeo Rudinsky saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 9th play minutes Hemmo Bothner shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Romeo Rudinsky and just under the crossbar into goal. Siegfried Tassler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Romeo Rudinsky tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute, Larry Zedi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 17 minutes of play, Küsd's Hemmo Bothner made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Romeo Rudinsky was left in no man's land by his defense there! Palle Strohm took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Romeo Rudinsky. Zonguldakspor's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Küsd booed when Zonguldakspor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Larry Zedi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hemmo Bothner in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Romeo Rudinsky prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Zonguldakspor booed when Küsd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Georg Menge didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute of the match Benjamin Reichert sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Christen Ruppmann skillfully saved the ball. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, Mattis Jurgeleit took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Christen Ruppmann to make any attempt to save it. Romeo Rudinsky made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hemmo Bothner in the 45th minute of play. Hemmo Bothner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mattis Jurgeleit made a kick off. Küsd's Palle Strohm shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 54th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Romeo Rudinsky but with some difficulty. Siegfried Tassler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 61 minutes into the game, Mattis Jurgeleit was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zonguldakspor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Küsd the free kick. In the 61st match minute, Zonguldakspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mattis Jurgeleit to maneuver through the defense. Mads Kopitz charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mads Kopitz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Küsd booed when Zonguldakspor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mads Kopitz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Christen Ruppmann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Detlev Olbrich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Siegfried Tassler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 76 minutes into the match, Zonguldakspor's goal looked a bit too open when Hemmo Bothner came free, but Romeo Rudinsky reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 77 minutes, Hemmo Bothner made it 1-5 with a short kick to the right side. Zonguldakspor's Romeo Rudinsky tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Romeo Rudinsky took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hemmo Bothner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romeo Rudinsky showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hemmo Bothner in the 85th minute of the match. Hemmo Bothner's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 86thth minute, Romeo Rudinsky skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Siegfried Tassler 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. Zonguldakspor's Romeo Rudinsky proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Zonguldakspor from getting a goal against them. In the 93rd minute, Aristide Apostel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Pascal Stemmer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christen Ruppmann was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. When the match was over Küsd could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Zonguldakspor throughout the match.