League

Azadi Stadion
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) FC Azadi's Elmar Blatzheim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laurence Velten in the 4th minute of play. Laurence Velten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Elmar Blatzheim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 10 minutes into the game, when Olaf Flad put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Azadi fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! 12 minutes into the match, Kersten Uhlig notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC Azadi's Elmar Blatzheim. Elmar Blatzheim was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Mattias Witlatschil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Laurence Velten came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Stoißberg 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 Laurence Velten couldn't finish the play. 18 minutes into the match, FC Azadi's goal looked a bit too open when Mattias Witlatschil came free, but Elmar Blatzheim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laurence Velten in the 28th minute of play forced FC Azadi's goalkeeper Elmar Blatzheim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laurence Velten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elmar Blatzheim having to interfere. Elmar Blatzheim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mattias Witlatschil in the 36th minute of play. Mattias Witlatschil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elmar Blatzheim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laurence Velten, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The audience was convinced that Laurence Velten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elmar Blatzheim was relentless in the 47th minute of the game.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rocky Rothensteiner to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Laurence Velten managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stoißberg's supporters rose to their feet, but Laurence Velten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elmar Blatzheim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 54th minute, Mattias Witlatschil 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. 58 minutes into the match, FC Azadi's goal looked a bit too open when Laurence Velten came free, but Elmar Blatzheim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the game, Laurence Velten recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Elmar Blatzheim. Laurence Velten showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. Laurence Velten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Elmar Blatzheim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laurence Velten in the 65th minute of play forced FC Azadi's goalkeeper Elmar Blatzheim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mattias Witlatschil blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Elmar Blatzheim having to make a save. In the 68thth minute of the game Laurence Velten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Azadi's Elmar Blatzheim was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Adnan Steinebrunner charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adnan Steinebrunner the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 69 played minutes FC Azadi got a freekick which was hit by Adnan Steinebrunner. Mattias Witlatschil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Elmar Blatzheim made a huge save. Mattias Witlatschil struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Elmar Blatzheim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stoißberg. In the 78th minute, Stephan Mortler 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. The long shot by Heintje Leffek in the 81st minute really tested Elmar Blatzheim's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Adnan Steinebrunner kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. 0-3 became the score in the 88th minute when Laurence Velten elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 93rd minute, Mattias Witlatschil 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. FC Azadi's Elmar Blatzheim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save FC Azadi from getting a goal against them. Stoißberg's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.