League

Gurkenkamp
Spectators: 6871 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Andreas Ruge started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. SuS Gurke's Andrew Kuppermann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andreas Ruge in the 7th minute of play. Albrecht Riemer hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. When Daniel Wedemeyer fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SuS Gurke's protests and gave Daniel Wedemeyer a yellow card for diving instead. In the 13th match minute, SuS Gurke was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Wedemeyer to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th match minute, Overath was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ewald Bange to maneuver through the defense. Andrew Kuppermann stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andreas Ruge's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Andrew Kuppermann didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erhard Graf went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Andrew Kuppermann stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andreas Ruge's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. 46 minutes into the match, SuS Gurke's goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Ruge came free, but Andrew Kuppermann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gernot Mantovan made a kick off. The supporters of SuS Gurke booed when Overath was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ewald Bange didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Andreas Ruge's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrew Kuppermann was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Lars Petig kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the game, Ewald Bange was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Overath's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SuS Gurke the free kick. The supporters of SuS Gurke booed when Overath was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ewald Bange didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erhard Graf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Andrew Kuppermann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gülsün Bleicher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvio Vuchelich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andreas Ruge could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Andrew Kuppermann made a huge save. Andreas Ruge might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Andrew Kuppermann. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andreas Ruge ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in SuS Gurke's zone, Andreas Ruge stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andrew Kuppermann came out of the goal and Andreas Ruge tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, SuS Gurke's Andrew Kuppermann got control of the ball when Ron Schauerte tried to sneak it across the goal line. Andrew Kuppermann made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Andreas Ruge sent off a good shot on target. Andreas Ruge sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andreas Ruge sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 94 minutes, Andreas Ruge made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. SuS Gurke's Andrew Kuppermann tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Overath played a much better game than SuS Gurke and deserved their victory. The SuS Gurke players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.