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Schwarzburg Sportpar
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sebastian Winkels got the match started through his kick off. If Ignaz Solder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. René Heinzmann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Philip Schröck in the 10th minute of play. Ignaz Solders short, quick shot in the 12thth minute got Menno Auchter to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ignaz Solder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Menno Auchter having to interfere. In the 15th minute Ludwig Tepper shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Menno Auchter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute, Armando Despang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's zone, Ludwig Tepper stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Menno Auchter came out of the goal and Ludwig Tepper tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Philip Schröck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without René Heinzmann having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Ignaz Solder ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Menno Auchter was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. When Ludwig Tepper came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Schwarzburg 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 Ludwig Tepper couldn't finish the play. Menno Auchter stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ludwig Tepper's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. If Ludwig Tepper had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Schwarzburg's Ludwig Tepper slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Menno Auchter. That made the score 2-0 after 40 minutes of play. Ignaz Solder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Menno Auchter having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ludwig Tepper stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ignaz Solder in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Menno Auchter prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ignaz Solder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Menno Auchter having to interfere. In the 56th minute, Louis Pontzen had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Heiko Kues's late challenge caught a Schwarzburg's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Heiko Kues helped the player get up and apologised. 59 minutes into the match, Schwarzburg's goalkeeper René Heinzmann had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Philip Schröck. 62 minutes into the match, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's goal looked a bit too open when Ignaz Solder came free, but Menno Auchter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ignaz Solder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Menno Auchter having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ignaz Solder in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Menno Auchter saved TSG 1899 Hoffenheim from getting behind. Ignaz Solder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Menno Auchter having to interfere. Ignaz Solder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Menno Auchter having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's zone, Karel Danes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Menno Auchter came out of the goal and Karel Danes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignaz Solder in the 83rd minute of play forced TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's goalkeeper Menno Auchter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ignaz Solder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Menno Auchter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Willibert Emmerich received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Menno Auchter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 88 minutes into the match, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's goal looked a bit too open when Ignaz Solder came free, but Menno Auchter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ignaz Solder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Willibert Emmerich's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Menno Auchter was relentless in the 94th minute of the game.