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RADSTEIN ARENA
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Johannes-Paul Schneider made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, LZS-Radstein's Jeremias Rauscher got a free kick in the 5th minute. When Schlesische Adler's Ralf Rede in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LZS-Radstein's goalie prevented a goal. 7 minutes into the match, LZS-Radstein's goal looked a bit too open when Ralf Rede came free, but Chris Geisberger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Jannik Matthies had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeremias Rauscher kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jürgen Kneissli got free with Moritz Schlesinger in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 16th minute, Johannes-Paul Schneider 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. 17 minutes into the game, Ortwin Buhrmann was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Schlesische Adler's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LZS-Radstein the free kick. After 17 played minutes Schlesische Adler got a freekick which was hit by Ortwin Buhrmann. 22 minutes into the game, Paul Nissen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LZS-Radstein's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Schlesische Adler the free kick. A collision led to LZS-Radstein getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Paul Nissen hit a great ball. Ralf Rede received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Chris Geisberger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Schlesische Adler's goalkeeper Moritz Schlesinger had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jürgen Kneissli. In the 29th minute of the match Alf Alexis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Chris Geisberger skillfully saved the ball. An unexpected shot in the 31st minute by Johannes-Paul Schneider got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Moritz Schlesinger made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paul Nissen in the 34th minute. Schlesische Adler's Dimitrios Merges couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 37th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for LZS-Radstein. Jannik Matthies sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to LZS-Radstein getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Jeremias Rauscher hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, LZS-Radstein's goal looked a bit too open when Jannik Matthies came free, but Chris Geisberger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jannik Matthies took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Chris Geisberger. Chris Geisberger dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jannik Matthies to make the kick off. Chris Geisberger stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jannik Matthies's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. In the 58thth minute of the game Jannik Matthies who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LZS-Radstein's Chris Geisberger was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ralf Rede fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chris Geisberger having to interfere. After a rather tough play, LZS-Radstein's Friedhelm Tippelt got a free kick in the 62nd minute. After recieving a nice pass, Schlesische Adler's Dimitrios Merges tried to score from far away in the 63rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. A collision led to LZS-Radstein getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Felix Backhaus hit a great ball. During the 66th minute of the match Paul Nissen completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Paul Nissen a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Schlesische Adler booed when LZS-Radstein was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paul Nissen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dimitrios Merges succeeded in the game's 67th minute to get real power on a long shot . LZS-Radstein's Chris Geisberger hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 1-2! Jannik Matthies sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jannik Matthies in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chris Geisberger saved LZS-Radstein from getting behind. With an all-out effort, Schlesische Adler's Chris Geisberger threw himself towards the right post 81 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jannik Matthies, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ortwin Buhrmann got his second yellow card in the match during the 87th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Schlesische Adler getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Ortwin Buhrmann hit a great ball. Chris Geisberger made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ralf Rede in the 91st minute. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Boris Notz took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Chris Geisberger to make any attempt to save it. If Ralf Rede had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Schlesische Adler could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than LZS-Radstein throughout the match.