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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Stuttgart's Conny Vogel started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Volker Böhland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joachim Müllerschön, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stuttgart's attack was well implemented in the 5th minute, but when Lester Felich was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Joachim Müllerschön managed to get in a good position for a shot. Iserlohn's supporters rose to their feet, but Joachim Müllerschön was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Volker Böhland breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Kilian Decker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Volker Böhland was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joachim Müllerschön in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Volker Böhland saved Stuttgart from getting behind. Volker Böhland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joachim Müllerschön in the 17th minute of the match. Gustav Feuerstein kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After 24 minutes, Zlatko Rieth mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stuttgart and the Iserlohn players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Iserlohn booed when Stuttgart was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zlatko Rieth didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joachim Müllerschön received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Volker Böhland tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Conny Vogel came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Stuttgart 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 Conny Vogel couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Stuttgart defense, Joachim Müllerschön kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Volker Böhland. The Stuttgart fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Volker Böhland should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Joachim Müllerschön made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conny Vogel in the 54th minute of play forced Iserlohn's goalkeeper Roger Funke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stuttgart's Lester Felich got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 57 minutes into the game, Ali Ertan Brenner was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Iserlohn's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stuttgart the free kick. A collision led to Iserlohn getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Ali Ertan Brenner hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute Joachim Müllerschön shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Volker Böhland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lester Felich received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Roger Funke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Joachim Müllerschön 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. Lester Felich struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Roger Funke didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stuttgart. In the 75th minute of the match, Kilian Decker got a very nice opportunity to score, but Volker Böhland was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 76th minute Joachim Müllerschön shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Volker Böhland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Conny Vogel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lester Felich in the 84th minute of play forced Iserlohn's goalkeeper Roger Funke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jürgen Mühlfort was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 86 minutes into the match. Conny Vogel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Roger Funke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Iserlohn players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.