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WWK Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Björn Lembke started the match with the kick off. After having played for 5 minutes, Domenico Schaub managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Augsburg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Domenico Schaub was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hugh Arm kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Theobald Watzek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Björn Lembke in the 9th minute of the match. After 11 minutes, Domenico Schaub made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Borussia Mönchengladbach's Johannes-Markus Goldsche tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 16 minutes, Björn Lembke managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Borussia Mönchengladbach's supporters crossed their fingers, but Björn Lembke was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 31 minutes, Domenico Schaub managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Augsburg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Domenico Schaub was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 32 minutes, Antonio Hesselbach mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Borussia Mönchengladbach and the FC Augsburg players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Borussia Mönchengladbach getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Antonio Hesselbach hit a great ball. 44 minutes into the match, Björn Lembke had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Theobald Watzek. FC Augsburg's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Björn Lembke was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Domenico Schaub received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Johannes-Markus Goldsche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jonathan Struck stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, FC Augsburg's Theobald Watzek got control of the ball when Antonio Hesselbach tried to sneak it across the goal line. 53 minutes into the match, FC Augsburg's goalkeeper Theobald Watzek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jörgen Kirchmer. If Christoph Eggers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute, Horst Mayr hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christoph Eggers who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Theobald Watzek when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 64th minute of the match, Björn Lembke tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Theobald Watzek saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Jonathan Struck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Balthasar Gries's late challenge caught a Borussia Mönchengladbach's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Balthasar Gries helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Augsburg fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 73rd minute. Penalty! When FC Augsburg's Domenico Schaub in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Borussia Mönchengladbach's goalie prevented a goal. In the 82nd minute, Jonathan Struck 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. During the 88th minute of the match Alfons Achterdeck completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Alfons Achterdeck a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Alfons Achterdeck hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. When FC Augsburg's Jonathan Struck in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Borussia Mönchengladbach's goalie prevented a goal. If Björn Lembke had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Domenico Schaub sent away a hard shot on goal in the 100th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.