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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sergej Maluga got the match started through his kick off. If Hartwig Biermann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Lars Brüning managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Kusel's supporters rose to their feet, but Lars Brüning was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tilmann Schlender breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 15th minute, Lars Brüning 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. With an all-out effort, FC Kusel's Tilmann Schlender threw himself towards the right post 16 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sergej Maluga, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Lars Brüning had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Sergej Maluga came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the FC Kusel 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 Sergej Maluga couldn't finish the play. Tilmann Schlender made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Lars Brüning sent off a good shot on target. Sergej Maluga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sergej Maluga in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tilmann Schlender prevented the ball from getting in the gole. FC Kusel's Lars Brüning got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gottlieb Güven struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Xerxes Hauffen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ssv bergneustadt 08. Sergej Maluga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tilmann Schlender having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gottlieb Güven to make the kick off. Gottlieb Güven sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Kusel's Sergej Maluga got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lars Brüning struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Tilmann Schlender didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Kusel. Tilmann Schlender showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergej Maluga in the 60th minute of the match. Frank Donau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Tilmann Schlender tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Sergej Maluga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Kusel fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The supporters of FC Kusel booed when ssv bergneustadt 08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jürg Ehrenberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in ssv bergneustadt 08's zone, Bastiaan Trube stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tilmann Schlender came out of the goal and Bastiaan Trube tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 96th match minute, FC Kusel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bastiaan Trube to maneuver through the defense. FC Kusel walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.