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Borussia Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Björn Lembke made the kick off which started today's match. Björn Lembke sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ingmar Hermann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to FC Elmshorn getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Thilo Gunter Mock hit a great ball. Ingmar Hermann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Borussia Mönchengladbach's Jörgen Kirchmer got a free kick in the 30th minute. Johannes-Markus Goldsche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ingmar Hermann in the 31st minute of the match. In the 33rd minute Immo Thiel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johannes-Markus Goldsche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Christoph Eggers came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Borussia Mönchengladbach 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 Christoph Eggers couldn't finish the play. When Alfons Achterdeck fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Borussia Mönchengladbach's protests and gave Alfons Achterdeck a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Borussia Mönchengladbach getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Alfons Achterdeck hit a great ball. Johannes-Markus Goldsche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Immo Thiel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Thomas Schöneberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfons Achterdeck, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Björn Lembke managed to get in a good position for a shot. Borussia Mönchengladbach's supporters rose to their feet, but Björn Lembke was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thomas Schöneberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Björn Lembke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Schöneberg having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, Borussia Mönchengladbach's goalkeeper Johannes-Markus Goldsche had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ingmar Hermann. In the 62nd minute, Thilo Gunter Mock 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. Thomas Schöneberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christoph Eggers, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Elmshorn's goalkeeper Thomas Schöneberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Björn Lembke hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, FC Elmshorn's Ludger Kapke got a free kick in the 70th minute. When Borussia Mönchengladbach's Björn Lembke in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Elmshorn's goalie prevented a goal. Christoph Eggers struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Thomas Schöneberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Borussia Mönchengladbach. The referee felt a red card was in order, 77 minutes into the game, when Tom Schwarzkopff put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 77th minute of the game. One of FC Elmshorn:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Borussia Mönchengladbach:s goal. Pitt Bodin walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. 81 minutes into the game, Jörgen Kirchmer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Borussia Mönchengladbach's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Elmshorn the free kick. After a rather tough play, Borussia Mönchengladbach's Jörgen Kirchmer got a free kick in the 81st minute. Björn Lembke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Schöneberg having to interfere. Christoph Eggers blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thomas Schöneberg having to make a save. After having played for 98 minutes, Ingmar Hermann managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Elmshorn's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ingmar Hermann was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the FC Elmshorn players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Borussia Mönchengladbach.