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Trochtelfingen
Spectators: 7254 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 149) Trochtelfingen's Hemmo Dommert started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Norman Kreuz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 6th minute, Norman Kreuz 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. Dante Nievelstein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norman Kreuz in the 8th minute of the match. Felix Gerstenmaier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Nievelstein having to interfere. The supporters of Trochtelfingen booed when Unterhaching was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jules Edinger didn't get a good kick on the ball. Peter Gehling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niklas Kala having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, Hemmo Dommert notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Unterhaching's Niklas Kala. Niklas Kala was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Unterhaching's zone, Peter Gehling stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niklas Kala came out of the goal and Peter Gehling tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Henning Haupt kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. The supporters of Trochtelfingen booed when Unterhaching was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jules Edinger didn't get a good kick on the ball. Niklas Kala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yildiray Gaitanzis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the game, Björn Schmidtschaff was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Unterhaching's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Trochtelfingen the free kick. In the 38th minute, Björn Schmidtschaff hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Unterhaching's goalkeeper Niklas Kala, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Christopher Kielholz charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christopher Kielholz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Trochtelfingen getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Christopher Kielholz hit a great ball. In the 45th minute Norman Kreuz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Nievelstein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Trochtelfingen's zone, Norman Kreuz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Nievelstein came out of the goal and Norman Kreuz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Norman Kreuz was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Unterhaching's Quincy Sieben got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 54th minute, Unterhaching's Norman Kreuz ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dante Nievelstein. Dante Nievelstein yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Trochtelfingen's goalkeeper Dante Nievelstein, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hemmo Dommert in the 66th minute of play forced Unterhaching's goalkeeper Niklas Kala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hemmo Dommert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Niklas Kala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Norman Kreuz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Unterhaching's supporters rose to their feet, but Norman Kreuz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Nievelstein breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The throw-in from Nikolaos Trumpf in the 79th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Trochtelfingen's Peter Gehling. A collision led to Unterhaching getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Norman Kreuz hit a great ball. Trochtelfingen's Dante Nievelstein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norman Kreuz in the 85th minute of play. Trochtelfingen's Dante Nievelstein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norman Kreuz in the 92nd minute of play. If Norman Kreuz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Trochtelfingen fully deserved thier win.