League

Bayern Stadion
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 72) If Manfred Cabanis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christoph Bollerey stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frank Eitler's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. In the 9th minute Manfred Cabanis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christoph Bollerey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ZüricherFC's Manfred Cabanis got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Frank Eitler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Christoph Bollerey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco Vosswinkel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Stefan Segner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mads Abschatz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frank Eitler struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Christoph Bollerey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ZüricherFC. Christoph Bollerey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Eitler, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Hakan Diehm hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Manfred Cabanis 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. The audience was convinced that Manfred Cabanis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christoph Bollerey was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 30th minute Frank Eitler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christoph Bollerey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Manfred Cabanis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd minute, Rainer Linhart hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hakan Diehm, 43 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. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Jannes Thommes made the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes ZüricherFC got a freekick which was hit by Noel Czerkus. Jannes Thommes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 53rd minute, Marco Vosswinkel made a precise shot to the right of Stefan Segner. ZüricherFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 59th minute of the match, Frank Eitler got a very nice opportunity to score, but Christoph Bollerey was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When ZüricherFC's Manfred Cabanis in 61 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Christoph Bollerey guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Frank Eitler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Christoph Bollerey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th minute of the match Raphael Mäncher shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Christoph Bollerey showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Frank Eitler came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the ZüricherFC 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 Frank Eitler couldn't finish the play. 73 minutes into the match, 1.FC BAYERN's Marco Vosswinkel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stefan Segner narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 77 minutes into the game, Clemens Rothe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 1.FC BAYERN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ZüricherFC the free kick. Arne Skutnik hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. After having played for 82 minutes, Frank Eitler managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ZüricherFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frank Eitler was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Manfred Cabanis struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Christoph Bollerey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ZüricherFC. Christoph Bollerey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manfred Cabanis in the 89th minute of play. Frank Eitler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Christoph Bollerey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manfred Cabanis during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Christoph Bollerey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Eitler in the 95th minute. The 1.FC BAYERN players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.