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Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Johan Korell started the match with the kick off. When Reinhold Eigen came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the SV Ringelheim fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Reinhold Eigen couldn't finish the play. Reinhold Eigen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Philipp Olowka having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Herbert Bönninger during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Union Solingen's Herbert Bönninger got a free kick in the 11th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Georg Bauer managed to get in a good position for a shot. SV Ringelheim's supporters rose to their feet, but Georg Bauer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Philipp Olowka breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Philipp Olowka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reinhold Eigen in the 14th minute of the match. Johan Korell 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. With his leg Philipp Olowka managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when SV Ringelheim's Georg Bauer fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 24 minutes into the game, Mario Lung was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Union Solingen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SV Ringelheim the free kick. Mario Lung hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Marco Weste sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SV Ringelheim were awarded a corner in the 35th minute after Union Solingen's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Giacomo Mäncher took the corner. Marco Weste sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

SV Ringelheim:s Sascha Gehrig showed great skill when he stopped Ulli Füngerlings:s penalty. With a little luck, SV Ringelheim's Sascha Gehrig got control of the ball when Marco Weste tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to SV Ringelheim getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Kai Riedel hit a great ball. When Marco Weste came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Union Solingen fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marco Weste couldn't finish the play. SV Ringelheim's attentive Kai Riedel managed to snatch the ball when Rolf Lindlohr made a throw-in in the 64th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Georg Bauer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Philipp Olowka was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Georg Bauer struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Philipp Olowka didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SV Ringelheim. A collision led to SV Ringelheim getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Felix Lutze hit a great ball. When Johan Korell came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Union Solingen fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Johan Korell couldn't finish the play. Philipp Olowka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Georg Bauer in the 81st minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Georg Bauer in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Philipp Olowka saved Union Solingen from getting behind. Hannes Altvater charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hannes Altvater the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hannes Altvater hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute of the match Raimar Duttenhöfer shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Philipp Olowka showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Georg Bauer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Philipp Olowka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco Weste sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.