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Bentfeld FC
Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ron Schauerte during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 4th match minute, Overath was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ron Schauerte to maneuver through the defense. In the 19th minute, Erhard Graf 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. Laurent Hinschberger hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Ruge in the 22nd minute of play forced Bentfeld's goalkeeper Claus Deling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the game, Andreas Ruge cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Claus Deling was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Andreas Ruge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Claus Deling tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gülsün Bleicher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabrizio Ditsche, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. When Timo Scharfenberg fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bentfeld's protests and gave Timo Scharfenberg a yellow card for diving instead. In the 36th match minute, Bentfeld was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timo Scharfenberg to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute Erhard Graf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claus Deling saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albrecht Riemer struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Claus Deling didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Overath. In the 46th minute Andreas Ruge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claus Deling saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andreas Ruge stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Claus Deling made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Andreas Ruge sent off a good shot on target. 66 minutes into the match, Overath's Andreas Ruge sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Claus Deling narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Andreas Ruge came free with the goalkeeper in the 68th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Claus Deling could save by the left post. Overath's Erhard Graf got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Andreas Ruge could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Claus Deling made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andreas Ruge got free with Claus Deling in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 85 minutes of play Bentfeld's Fabrizio Ditsche 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. After a rather tough play, Bentfeld's Fabrizio Ditsche got a free kick in the 85th minute. Andreas Ruge could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Claus Deling made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Albrecht Riemer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Overath's supporters rose to their feet, but Albrecht Riemer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Claus Deling breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 90 minutes into the match, Andreas Ruge notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Bentfeld's Claus Deling. Claus Deling was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.