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FC SANTANA ARENA
Spectators: 7446 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Ellhof kicked off to start the match. Hugo Haedelt scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maik Titz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luka Giza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Ernst Bernheim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Ellhof kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Hermann Hermsdorf charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hermann Hermsdorf the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 24th match minute, Karakartal1983 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hermann Hermsdorf to maneuver through the defense. Almut Brindel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernst Bernheim having to interfere. After 32 played minutes Karakartal1983 got a freekick which was hit by Louis Osterhagen. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 42nd minute, but Ernst Bernheim got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Karakartal1983 hanging dry this time. Fc Santana's Almut Brindel got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-2 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 Lukas Keilbach stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Volker Hoeft fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maik Titz having to interfere. Volker Hoeft recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fc Santana's Luka Giza got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Karakartal1983's Wulf Boschmann got a free kick in the 60th minute. Josua Mehnert took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ernst Bernheim. Karakartal1983's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Fc Santana's zone, Lukas Keilbach stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maik Titz came out of the goal and Lukas Keilbach tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Volker Hoeft's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Maik Titz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Lukas Keilbach fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Maik Titz, passed just outside the right post. Lukas Keilbach received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Maik Titz came out and tried to block the shot, but Lukas Keilbach slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 86th minute. In the 92nd minute, Rouven Kuhlins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Luka Giza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Daniel Ellhof managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fc Santana's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Ellhof was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ernst Bernheim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Karakartal1983 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.