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Die Bruchbude
Spectators: 5820 (Terracing: 4300, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 20) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bruno Abts started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heintje Roemer in the 8th minute of play forced Fortuna Ballendorf's goalkeeper Jörg Haller to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Philipp Fuchtel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Kranz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niklas Petrick in the 12th minute of play forced Fortuna Ballendorf's goalkeeper Jörg Haller to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joga Bonita's Dennis Kranz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinhard Sitter in the 23rd minute of play. In the 23rd match minute, Fortuna Ballendorf was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reinhard Sitter to maneuver through the defense. Heintje Roemer struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Jörg Haller didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Joga Bonita. Heintje Roemer kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. If Reinhard Sitter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jörg Haller made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Niklas Petrick sent off a good shot on target. 40 minutes into the game, Ingvar Bork was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Joga Bonita's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fortuna Ballendorf the free kick. In the 41st match minute, Joga Bonita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ingvar Bork to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Christof Overkamp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dennis Kranz was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Conni Fandel kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. 44 minutes into the match, Joga Bonita's goal looked a bit too open when Philipp Fuchtel came free, but Dennis Kranz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christof Overkamp scored 0-1 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dennis Kranz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

With a little luck, Joga Bonita's Dennis Kranz got control of the ball when Christof Overkamp tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philipp Fuchtel in the 54th minute of play forced Joga Bonita's goalkeeper Dennis Kranz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 55 minutes of play Joga Bonita's Heintje Roemer was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Joga Bonita's Dennis Kranz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Joga Bonita from getting a goal against them. Dennis Kranz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reinhard Sitter in the 64th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Christof Overkamp could shoot a difficult shot in the 66th minute, which Dennis Kranz however easily saved by the left post. In the 68th minute, Achmed Wiegmann ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jörg Haller was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The referee felt a red card was in order, 73 minutes into the game, when Conni Fandel put in a rough tackle. 73 minutes into the game, one of Joga Bonita:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After a defensive mix-up in Fortuna Ballendorf's zone, Achmed Wiegmann stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jörg Haller came out of the goal and Achmed Wiegmann tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Akira Hennrich got free with Dennis Kranz in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dennis Kranz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reinhard Sitter in the 86th minute of the match. Joga Bonita's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bruno Abts in the 89th minute. A very nice done corner allowed Achmed Wiegmann to score against Jörg Haller in Fortuna Ballendorf's goal. 2-2 after 89 minutes. Dennis Kranz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Reinhard Sitter showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 95 minute of play. Fortuna Ballendorf's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.