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Herpel Sportfeld
Spectators: 7340 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sigurd Drengenburg got the match started through his kick off. When Sieverslake's Sigurd Drengenburg in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pleysteiner Landeier's goalie prevented a goal. After 10 played minutes Pleysteiner Landeier got a freekick which was hit by Marko Bogner. Sigurd Drengenburg, 10 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 12 minutes into the match, Erhard Scherhag notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Pleysteiner Landeier's Manuel Grabs. Manuel Grabs was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 16th minute Robbie Stelze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Grabs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Sieverslake's Erhard Scherhag in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pleysteiner Landeier's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dennis Zichmann in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manuel Grabs saved Pleysteiner Landeier from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Erhard Scherhag's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Grabs was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Dennis Zichmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Grabs having to interfere. Sigurd Drengenburg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Manuel Grabs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robbie Stelze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sigurd Drengenburg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Grabs having to interfere. After 45 played minutes Sieverslake got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Zichmann. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Dennis Zichmann could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Manuel Grabs made a huge save. Manuel Grabs stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robbie Stelze's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Robbie Stelze 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. After a defensive mix-up in Pleysteiner Landeier's zone, Dennis Zichmann stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manuel Grabs came out of the goal and Dennis Zichmann tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Manuel Grabs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robbie Stelze in the 68th minute of the match. Manuel Grabs made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erhard Scherhag in the 70th minute. If Robbie Stelze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sigurd Drengenburg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pascal Mevenkamp during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Pleysteiner Landeier's Pascal Mevenkamp got a free kick in the 78th minute. Julius Alzen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Manuel Grabs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Robbie Stelze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Grabs having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dennis Zichmann got free with Manuel Grabs in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Sigurd Drengenburg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sieverslake's supporters rose to their feet, but Sigurd Drengenburg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel Grabs breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Robbie Stelze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Manuel Grabs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sigurd Drengenburg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd match minute, Pleysteiner Landeier was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximilian Bauermeister to maneuver through the defense. Manuel Grabs made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erhard Scherhag in the 93rd minute. In the 96th minute, Sigurd Drengenburg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Manuel Grabs. The goal made the score 1-3. Sieverslake's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.