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Kampfbahn Bottrop
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Jakob Burmeister started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 9th minute, Jakob Burmeister made a precise shot to the right of Tom Korte. FC Rhenania Bottrop's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. FC Rhenania Bottrop's Tom Korte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakob Burmeister in the 13th minute of play. Peter Rietentiet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 20 minutes into the match, Rainer Witte had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucas Dörfler. Stuhr's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rainer Witte was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Berthold Uken took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tom Korte. Tom Korte dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. FC Rhenania Bottrop's Tom Korte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakob Burmeister in the 40th minute of play. Jakob Burmeister received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Tom Korte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jakob Burmeister received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Tom Korte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bernhard Behringer made a kick off. Berthold Uken recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Leif Dehne's late challenge caught a Stuhr's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leif Dehne helped the player get up and apologised. In the 72nd minute, one of FC Rhenania Bottrop:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Rhenania Bottrop. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakob Burmeister in the 78th minute of play forced FC Rhenania Bottrop's goalkeeper Tom Korte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jürgen Reiche could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Tom Korte made a huge save. Tom Korte was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jakob Burmeister showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 81 minute of play. Jakob Burmeister recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jürgen Reiche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jakob Burmeister could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Tom Korte made a huge save. When Jakob Burmeister came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Stuhr 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 Jakob Burmeister couldn't finish the play. In the 95th minute, Bernhard Behringer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lucas Dörfler was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Lucas Dörfler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rainer Witte in the 98th minute of the match.