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Niederlangenberg
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dean Dirks in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Samuel Scheck prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lennard Hirsch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Scheck having to interfere. Dean Dirks fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Scheck having to interfere. Samuel Scheck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dean Dirks in the 16th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Jonas Doty had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Samuel Scheck. FC SCHALKE 04's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonas Doty was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Samuel Scheck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dean Dirks in the 22nd minute of play. Dean Dirks recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Samuel Scheck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dean Dirks, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. If Dean Dirks had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Samuel Scheck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dean Dirks in the 29th minute of the match. FC SCHALKE 04's Samuel Scheck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lennard Hirsch in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th minute Dean Dirks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Scheck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Philip Rathje fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC SCHALKE 04's protests and gave Philip Rathje a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FC SCHALKE 04's Philip Rathje got a free kick in the 44th minute. In the 46th minute, Dean Dirks 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. 47 minutes into the game, Dean Dirks cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Samuel Scheck was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arend Bollmann stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lennard Hirsch scored 0-4 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Samuel Scheck, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Lennard Hirsch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lennard Hirsch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Scheck having to interfere. Dean Dirks fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Scheck having to interfere. Lennard Hirsch's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Samuel Scheck firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 80 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC SCHALKE 04! Dean Dirks fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Scheck having to interfere. Dean Dirks fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Scheck having to interfere. In the 98th minute Dean Dirks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Scheck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Haigerer Hodentreter's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.