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Seesteraudeich
Spectators: 6503 (Terracing: 5100, Seating: 1300, VIP seats: 103) Seesteraudeich's Paul Halfpape started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 7 minutes into the game, Fenerbahce Istanbul's Wolf Fuchtel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Johannes Herrndorf made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Finn von Stetten charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Finn von Stetten the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Fenerbahce Istanbul's Finn von Stetten got a free kick in the 15th minute. Bernhard Rödling might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ullrich Northe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bernhard Rödling ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Finn von Stetten in the 21st minute of play forced Seesteraudeich's goalkeeper Johannes Herrndorf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Wolf Fuchtel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 30 minutes into the match, Seesteraudeich's goal looked a bit too open when Gerard Dieckmann came free, but Johannes Herrndorf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Wolf Fuchtel notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Seesteraudeich's Johannes Herrndorf. Johannes Herrndorf was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 38 played minutes Fenerbahce Istanbul got a freekick which was hit by Hardy Hübner. Ullrich Northe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Helmut Menzel in the 42nd minute. Gerard Dieckmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Helmut Menzel was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 47th minute. Seesteraudeich's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After the first half Fenerbahce Istanbul were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wolf Fuchtel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Finn von Stetten got free with Johannes Herrndorf in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 61 minutes of play Fenerbahce Istanbul's Finn von Stetten was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 65 minutes into the match, Paul Halfpape had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ullrich Northe. Fenerbahce Istanbul's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paul Halfpape was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 74 minutes into the match, Gerard Dieckmann had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Johannes Herrndorf. Seesteraudeich's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gerard Dieckmann was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. If Paul Halfpape had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the match, Seesteraudeich's goalkeeper Johannes Herrndorf had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerard Dieckmann. If Helmut Menzel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 94 minutes, Paul Halfpape managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Seesteraudeich's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paul Halfpape was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gerard Dieckmann recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Chants of Fenerbahce Istanbul echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Seesteraudeich had held the ball for most of the match.