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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. Uno Vogel started the match with the kick off. Connor Kohlert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arthur Bister in the 4th minute of play. After 5 minutes, Benedetto Heimann mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Marienau and the Hannover 96 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Benedetto Heimann kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Uno Vogel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Graciano Tabori having to make a save. Arthur Bister fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Connor Kohlert having to interfere. Gerrit Herbel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 16 minutes into the match, Hannover 96's goal looked a bit too open when Gerrit Herbel came free, but Connor Kohlert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Marienau's goal looked a bit too open when Maximilian Pletz came free, but Graciano Tabori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Connor Kohlert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerrit Herbel in the 20th minute of the match. After having played for 22 minutes, Uno Vogel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hannover 96's supporters crossed their fingers, but Uno Vogel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Samon Hobner hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 25th minute, when Hannover 96's Harry Zirwes after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Graciano Tabori in Marienau's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. After 26 minutes, Alfonso Glenz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Marienau and the Hannover 96 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 26th minute, Alfonso Glenz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 30th minute Gerrit Herbel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Connor Kohlert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute Uno Vogel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Graciano Tabori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maximilian Pletz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Graciano Tabori tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arthur Bister to strike the kick off in the second half. Connor Kohlert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Bister in the 53rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerrit Herbel got free with Connor Kohlert in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Marienau booed when Hannover 96 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. René Wald didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Niclas Gerdes fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hannover 96's protests and gave Niclas Gerdes a yellow card for diving instead. Marienau's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Samon Hobner in the 71st minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Massimo Gross heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. If Sven Spitzer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Uno Vogel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Graciano Tabori having to make a save. A collision led to Hannover 96 getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Burkhard Buschner hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximilian Pletz in the 78th minute of play forced Marienau's goalkeeper Graciano Tabori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerrit Herbel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Connor Kohlert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arthur Bister received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Connor Kohlert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gerrit Herbel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Connor Kohlert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Maximilian Pletz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Graciano Tabori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niclas Gerdes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.