League

Halle 17
Spectators: 7294 (Terracing: 5694, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Matt Kleinhansl took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ludwig Bargon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julius Baumgarten in the 6th minute of the match. Giovanni Krumbachner hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC 1701's zone, Rudi Wagner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lee Küffner came out of the goal and Rudi Wagner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 25th minute, Rudi Wagner left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC DEMA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Rudi Wagner recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Patrick Jetter who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 34thth minute tested the skills of Ludwig Bargon when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Julius Baumgarten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Ludwig Bargon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, FC DEMA's Matt Kleinhansl sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lee Küffner narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in FC 1701's zone, Rudi Wagner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lee Küffner came out of the goal and Rudi Wagner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Matt Kleinhansl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Patrick Jetter recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Julius Baumgarten stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC 1701's goalkeeper Lee Küffner, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 57th match minute, FC DEMA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matt Kleinhansl to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the game, Rudi Wagner cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Lee Küffner was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rudi Wagner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Patrick Jetter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Ludwig Bargon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in FC DEMA's zone, Julius Baumgarten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ludwig Bargon came out of the goal and Julius Baumgarten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 71st minute Matt Kleinhansl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lee Küffner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 72 played minutes FC 1701 got a freekick which was hit by Claude Gielchen. In the 78th minute, Rudi Wagner made a precise shot to the right of Lee Küffner. FC 1701's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matt Kleinhansl in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lee Küffner saved FC 1701 from getting behind. Rudi Wagner might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lee Küffner. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rudi Wagner ran back to his position shaking his head. Lee Küffner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matt Kleinhansl in the 86th minute of play. FC DEMA's Ludwig Bargon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick Jetter in the 92nd minute of play. Christer Mühlstein took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ludwig Bargon. FC DEMA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 96th minute Matt Kleinhansl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lee Küffner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The FC 1701 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC DEMA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.