League

Rickelhausen Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) VFC Leipzig's Clint Schims 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. Sixten Pluhm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Vogelsang, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 10th minute Robert Vogelsang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sixten Pluhm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Holger Sachse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Otfried Hauser tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Clint Schims struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Otfried Hauser didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VFC Leipzig. An unexpectedly hard shot by Holger Sachse in the 18th minute of play forced Rickelhausen FC's goalkeeper Otfried Hauser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sixten Pluhm stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robert Vogelsang's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. After 23 minutes, Torben Lücker mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VFC Leipzig and the Rickelhausen FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Torben Lücker hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After having played for 25 minutes, Jurij Sänger managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rickelhausen FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jurij Sänger was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Robert Vogelsang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Sixten Pluhm tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rdth minute of the game Clint Schims who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rickelhausen FC's Otfried Hauser was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jurij Sänger's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Sixten Pluhm skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to Rickelhausen FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Finn Ohmer hit a great ball. Jurij Sänger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Sixten Pluhm tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 44 minutes into the match, VFC Leipzig's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Vogelsang came free, but Sixten Pluhm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Robert Vogelsang made a kick off. A collision led to Rickelhausen FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Jurij Sänger hit a great ball. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rickelhausen FC's goalkeeper Otfried Hauser, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jurij Sänger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Robert Vogelsang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sixten Pluhm having to interfere. Jurij Sänger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sixten Pluhm having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Rolf Wering hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sixten Pluhm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Vogelsang in the 65th minute of the match. Jurij Sänger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sixten Pluhm having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jurij Sänger in the 75th minute of play forced VFC Leipzig's goalkeeper Sixten Pluhm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jurij Sänger struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Sixten Pluhm didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rickelhausen FC. In the 80th minute, Robert Vogelsang 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. 84 minutes into the game, Jurij Sänger cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Sixten Pluhm was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Robert Vogelsang struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Sixten Pluhm didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rickelhausen FC. Sixten Pluhm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Vogelsang in the 97th minute of the match. Robert Vogelsang scored 2-0 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sixten Pluhm, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.