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Spectators: 6651 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ronaldinho Pagel kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Otis Meckel got free with Axel Uhl in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, SG Sipplingen's Axel Uhl threw himself towards the right post 9 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ronaldinho Pagel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 10th minute of the match SG Sipplingen got a corner. SV Helsa's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ronaldinho Pagel ran over to the corner to take the kick. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Joel Hansel advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-0 in the 10th minute. After 14 minutes of play, SV Helsa's Carlos Malta made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Isaak Bousonville was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ronaldinho Pagel charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ronaldinho Pagel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ronaldinho Pagel kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Isaak Bousonville showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Malta in the 22nd minute of the match. Carlos Malta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isaak Bousonville having to interfere. Carlos Malta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Isaak Bousonville having to make a save. Otis Meckel's late challenge caught a SV Helsa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Otis Meckel helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, SG Sipplingen's Otis Meckel got a free kick in the 41st minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 59th minute Ronaldinho Pagel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Axel Uhl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Malta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Isaak Bousonville tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, Klaus-Dieter Kuhn dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Isaak Bousonville, 2-3. Axel Uhl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldinho Pagel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes in the game, Carlos Malta fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Isaak Bousonville having to interfere. Klaus-Dieter Kuhn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 81 minutes into the match, SV Helsa's goal looked a bit too open when Otis Meckel came free, but Axel Uhl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Ronaldinho Pagel made a precise shot to the right of Axel Uhl. SV Helsa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-4. Axel Uhl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldinho Pagel, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. SV Helsa's Toralf Homann quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Damien Griese, made in the 88th minute of the game. Isaak Bousonville showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Malta in the 91st minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Osvaldo Urbes during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 96 played minutes SV Helsa got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldo Urbes. The SG Sipplingen supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching SV Helsa's performance. The match ended with a win for SV Helsa.