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Löveling
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. Ruben Grotewohl started the match with the kick off. Bruno Bankmann hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After 6 minutes, Reimund Heim mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Löveling and the Forza FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 6 played minutes Löveling got a freekick which was hit by Reimund Heim. Ruben Grotewohl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fred Groneberg having to interfere. Nathan Hoefer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reimund Heim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matthäus Skrentny during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 16th match minute, Löveling was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthäus Skrentny to maneuver through the defense. Fred Groneberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilhelm Mört in the 22nd minute of play. After 27 played minutes Forza FC got a freekick which was hit by Ullrich Walloch. If Erhard Westphal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reimund Heim in the 36th minute of play forced Forza FC's goalkeeper Nathan Hoefer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Forza FC's zone, Reimund Heim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nathan Hoefer came out of the goal and Reimund Heim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Reimund Heim to make the kick off. Nathan Hoefer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reimund Heim, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Reimund Heim struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Nathan Hoefer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Löveling. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deniz Amstutz in the 56th minute of play forced Forza FC's goalkeeper Nathan Hoefer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Löveling getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Erhard Westphal hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Marc Lettrari left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Löveling fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 75th minute Ruben Grotewohl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fred Groneberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wilhelm Mört received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Fred Groneberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reimund Heim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nathan Hoefer having to interfere. Forza FC's Nathan Hoefer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marc Lettrari in the 90th minute of play. Nathan Hoefer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paavo Steinberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Nathan Hoefer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reimund Heim in the 94th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Forza FC's Adam Gooß got a free kick in the 95th minute. The audience held their breath when Matthäus Skrentny in the 97th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Nathan Hoefer's left hand side.