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Grolsheim Sportpark
Spectators: 6724 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eusebio Belusa kicked off to start the match. Jens Lowe's late challenge caught a FC Dortmund's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jens Lowe helped the player get up and apologised. After 5 played minutes Rothenbergen FSV got a freekick which was hit by Jens Lowe. In the 8th minute, FC Dortmund's Eusebio Belusa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tonio Lingens. Tonio Lingens yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 15th minute, Thilo Zimmermann left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rothenbergen FSV fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Tonio Lingens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusebio Belusa, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After having played for 20 minutes, Thilo Zimmermann managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rothenbergen FSV's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thilo Zimmermann was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tim Hartenbach in the 21st minute of play forced FC Dortmund's goalkeeper Agilo Rossel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mustafa Luscher's late challenge caught a Rothenbergen FSV's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mustafa Luscher helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to FC Dortmund getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Mustafa Luscher hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thilo Zimmermann in the 24th minute of play forced FC Dortmund's goalkeeper Agilo Rossel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Bosko Jaskulski fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Dortmund's protests and gave Bosko Jaskulski a yellow card for diving instead. Bosko Jaskulski hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute, Thilo Zimmermann 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. In the 28th minute, Tim Händl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tim Hartenbach fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agilo Rossel having to interfere. After some careless play in the FC Dortmund defense, Thilo Zimmermann kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Agilo Rossel. The FC Dortmund fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Agilo Rossel should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Tim Hartenbach's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Agilo Rossel was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Thilo Zimmermann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Agilo Rossel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tim Hartenbach sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diego Jokerst took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 58th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Agilo Rossel. FC Dortmund's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thilo Zimmermann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agilo Rossel having to interfere. FC Dortmund's Agilo Rossel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save FC Dortmund from getting a goal against them. Thilo Zimmermann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eusebio Belusa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tonio Lingens having to interfere. The supporters of FC Dortmund booed when Rothenbergen FSV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joschi Gemein didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 76 minutes of play, FC Dortmund's Eusebio Belusa made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tonio Lingens was left in no man's land by his defense there! Leo Gass fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tonio Lingens having to interfere. 84 minutes into the match, Rothenbergen FSV's goal looked a bit too open when Eusebio Belusa came free, but Tonio Lingens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joschi Gemein's late challenge caught a FC Dortmund's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joschi Gemein helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Rothenbergen FSV getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Joschi Gemein hit a great ball. If Eusebio Belusa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Thilo Zimmermann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 95 minutes of play FC Dortmund's Bosko Jaskulski 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 96 played minutes FC Dortmund got a freekick which was hit by Bosko Jaskulski. When Tim Hartenbach came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Rothenbergen FSV 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 Tim Hartenbach couldn't finish the play.