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Pütterhöfe
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sascha Lichy started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Die Löwen's goalkeeper Aimo Konschal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Pütterhöfe's zone, Helmuth Forst stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zoran Gross came out of the goal and Helmuth Forst tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Pütterhöfe's zone, Helmuth Forst stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zoran Gross came out of the goal and Helmuth Forst tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sascha Lichy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zoran Gross having to interfere. After some careless play in the Pütterhöfe defense, Sascha Lichy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zoran Gross. The Pütterhöfe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zoran Gross should have stopped the shot. Claus Heinrichs kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Die Löwen's goalkeeper Aimo Konschal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Pütterhöfe defense, Sascha Lichy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zoran Gross. The Pütterhöfe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zoran Gross should have stopped the shot. In the 34th minute, Helmuth Forst 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. When Sascha Lichy came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Die Löwen 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 Sascha Lichy couldn't finish the play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joscha Sieg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Helmuth Forst in the 55thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zoran Gross, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to Die Löwen getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Eppo Bulmahn hit a great ball. Helmuth Forst fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zoran Gross having to interfere. After 63 minutes, Leo Kaltenbach mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pütterhöfe and the Die Löwen players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Die Löwen booed when Pütterhöfe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Kaltenbach didn't get a good kick on the ball. Helmuth Forst could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Zoran Gross made a huge save. In the 72nd match minute, Die Löwen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sascha Lichy to maneuver through the defense. Joscha Sieg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aimo Konschal having to interfere. If Sylvio Scheepers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Sylvio Scheepers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the game, Sylvio Scheepers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Aimo Konschal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 89th minute Joscha Sieg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aimo Konschal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, Pütterhöfe's goalkeeper Zoran Gross had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Helmuth Forst. Zoran Gross made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sascha Lichy in the 99th minute of play. Die Löwen's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.