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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Olav Schütze made the kick off which started today's match. Luis Gistl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 8th minute, SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Philipp Kucharczyk ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tim Happach. Tim Happach yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Bruno Gehrcke sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute, Henning Wolters hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute Bruno Gehrcke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karsten Hußmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Bruno Gehrcke came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Schönningstedt 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 Bruno Gehrcke couldn't finish the play. Philipp Kucharczyk might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tim Happach. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Philipp Kucharczyk ran back to his position shaking his head. Luis Gistl succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 20th playminute. 24 minutes into the match, Olav Schütze notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Karsten Hußmann. Karsten Hußmann was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luis Gistl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karsten Hußmann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Gehrcke, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Olav Schütze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karsten Hußmann having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Bruno Gehrcke managed to get in a good position for a shot. Schönningstedt's supporters rose to their feet, but Bruno Gehrcke was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karsten Hußmann breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 42 minutes of play, Schönningstedt's Bruno Gehrcke made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Karsten Hußmann was left in no man's land by his defense there! The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Philipp Kucharczyk was the one to do the kick off. Tim Happach showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Philipp Kucharczyk, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. When Bruno Gehrcke came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Schönningstedt 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 Bruno Gehrcke couldn't finish the play. Tim Happach stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luis Gistl's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. If Luis Gistl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 66 minutes of play, Schönningstedt's Bruno Gehrcke made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Karsten Hußmann was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Luis Gistl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Philipp Kucharczyk struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Tim Happach didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA. Bruno Gehrcke sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Karsten Hußmann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hasso Bleser in the 85th minute of play. Tim Happach took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Philipp Kucharczyk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Philipp Kucharczyk managed to get in a good position for a shot. SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's supporters rose to their feet, but Philipp Kucharczyk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tim Happach breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Philipp Kucharczyk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tim Happach having to interfere. In the 98th minute, Jonathan Mut hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 99th minute, Samuel Cramer sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Karsten Hußmann didn't even have to move. The Schönningstedt supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Schönningstedt would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.