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Kampfbahn Bottrop
Spectators: 7537 (Terracing: 5654, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Steve Jager made the kick off which started today's match. Jakob Oppenheim hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Vico Bresonik kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, FC Südstadt's Walther Schaape sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tom Korte narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 17 minutes into the match, FC Rhenania Bottrop's goal looked a bit too open when Steve Jager came free, but Tom Korte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hanno Mattusch during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 19th match minute, FC Rhenania Bottrop was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hanno Mattusch to maneuver through the defense. Tom Korte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Traugott Hunger in the 23rd minute of the match. 26 minutes into the game, Peter Rietentiet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Rhenania Bottrop's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Südstadt the free kick. A collision led to FC Rhenania Bottrop getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Peter Rietentiet hit a great ball. In the 27th minute of the match Jakob Oppenheim shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tom Korte showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Traugott Hunger sped through FC Rhenania Bottrop's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tom Korte. Tom Korte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Traugott Hunger in the 33rd minute of the match. When Peter Rietentiet was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 33 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, FC Rhenania Bottrop's Peter Rietentiet got a free kick in the 34th minute. FC Rhenania Bottrop's Tom Korte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steve Jager in the 41st minute of play. In the 44thth minute of the game Traugott Hunger who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Rhenania Bottrop's Tom Korte was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rainer Witte to strike the kick off in the second half. Traugott Hunger in the 52ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tom Korte, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Tom Korte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steve Jager in the 54th minute of play. Tom Korte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauritz Pörschke in the 56th minute of play. Steve Jager blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tom Korte having to make a save. With a little luck, FC Rhenania Bottrop's Tom Korte got control of the ball when Traugott Hunger tried to sneak it across the goal line. Traugott Hunger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tom Korte was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Steve Jager showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 75 minute of play. If Steve Jager had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Through an outstanding action, after 83 minutes, Tom Korte successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Südstadt fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 84th minute. Penalty! Vico Bresonik placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! An unexpectedly hard shot by Steve Jager in the 90th minute of play forced FC Rhenania Bottrop's goalkeeper Tom Korte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steve Jager in the 94th minute of play forced FC Rhenania Bottrop's goalkeeper Tom Korte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 98 played minutes FC Südstadt got a freekick which was hit by Walther Schaape. After 101 minutes FC Südstadt's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vico Bresonik who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of FC Südstadt's goalie and right to Leif Dehne. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. FC Südstadt's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The FC Südstadt supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Südstadt would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.