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Saurental
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leon Straal got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, Kerpen's Eppo Czwenk got control of the ball when Olaf Glatzer tried to sneak it across the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Kerpen's August Lautwein sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Moritz Posch narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, FC Dag Barcelona's Matthias Beushausen got a free kick in the 9th minute. Anselm Jester's late challenge caught a FC Dag Barcelona's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anselm Jester helped the player get up and apologised. Anselm Jester hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. When Leon Straal came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the FC Dag Barcelona 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 Leon Straal couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Olaf Glatzer got free with Eppo Czwenk in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hanno Hampen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moritz Posch having to interfere. Eppo Czwenk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olaf Glatzer in the 27th minute. In the 29th minute Leon Straal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eppo Czwenk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by August Lautwein in the 33rd minute of play forced FC Dag Barcelona's goalkeeper Moritz Posch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Leon Straal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eppo Czwenk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lothar Schub kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Eppo Czwenk acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 39th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Edgar Werlich. In the 43rd minute Leon Straal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eppo Czwenk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th match minute, Kerpen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lothar Schub to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell August Lautwein to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in FC Dag Barcelona's zone, Hanno Hampen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Moritz Posch came out of the goal and Hanno Hampen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. August Lautwein sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Matthias Beushausen hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute Leon Straal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eppo Czwenk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kerpen's Eppo Czwenk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leon Straal in the 60th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Kerpen's goal looked a bit too open when Olaf Glatzer came free, but Eppo Czwenk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Matthias Beushausen fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Dag Barcelona's protests and gave Matthias Beushausen a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC Dag Barcelona getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Matthias Beushausen hit a great ball. Horst Sell hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. When FC Dag Barcelona's Leon Straal in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kerpen's goalie prevented a goal. In the 83rd match minute, Kerpen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lothar Schub to maneuver through the defense. 88 minutes into the match, Kerpen's goal looked a bit too open when Olaf Glatzer came free, but Eppo Czwenk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anselm Jester kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Kerpen's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Straal came free, but Eppo Czwenk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eppo Czwenk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Straal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Olaf Glatzer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eppo Czwenk was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Dag Barcelona had won after a very even match.