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Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) leverkusen pl's Micha-Alexander Steffen 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. 7 minutes into the match, leverkusen pl's goal looked a bit too open when Roland-Nicolas Dohmen came free, but Otto Daus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gordon Körner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Karsten Buhmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th minute Micha-Alexander Steffen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karsten Buhmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Micha-Alexander Steffen in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Karsten Buhmann prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jan-Philipp Hoch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Otto Daus having to interfere. When Hessling's Jan-Philipp Hoch in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye leverkusen pl's goalie prevented a goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Micha-Alexander Steffen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Karsten Buhmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karsten Buhmann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Micha-Alexander Steffen, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After 59 played minutes leverkusen pl got a freekick which was hit by Simon Banzmeier. The long shot by Phillip Deuss in the 60th minute really tested Otto Daus's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 62nd minute, Gordon Körner left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The leverkusen pl fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Karsten Buhmann stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gordon Körner's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Karsten Buhmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Micha-Alexander Steffen in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th minute leverkusen pl were awarded a corner. Jonas Baldmann went to the cornerflag to take it. Hartwig Solf charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hartwig Solf the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hartwig Solf kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Micha-Alexander Steffen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karsten Buhmann having to interfere. Max Dresner hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the match, Hessling's goal looked a bit too open when Gordon Körner came free, but Karsten Buhmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Hessling's Patrik Kraus slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Otto Daus. That made the score 3-2 after 97 minutes of play.