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Spectators: 7300 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 0) In the 10th minute Achim Bier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Drechsler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Franco Drechsler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Achim Bier, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Hubert Merczak charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hubert Merczak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 15th minute, Hubert Merczak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hartfrid Borchert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Franco Drechsler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Achim Bier in the 18th minute of play. With his leg Franco Drechsler managed to avoid a goal in the 26thth minute, when VfB Preussen Greppin 1911's Hartfrid Borchert fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of VfB Preussen Greppin 1911 booed when FC Varste was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hubert Merczak didn't get a good kick on the ball. Achim Bier struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Franco Drechsler didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VfB Preussen Greppin 1911. Ralph Discher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Hartwin Hammer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Hubert Merczak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 38 minutes into the match, VfB Preussen Greppin 1911's goal looked a bit too open when Hubert Merczak came free, but Hartwin Hammer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 39 minutes, Ralph Discher managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Varste's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ralph Discher was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Hubert Merczak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hartwin Hammer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hubert Merczak, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 48 minutes into the game, Hartfrid Borchert lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Franco Drechsler.

The wind increased when Achim Bier made the kick off in the second half. Franco Drechsler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Achim Bier in the 57th minute of the match. If Hartfrid Borchert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Franco Drechsler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hartfrid Borchert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 66 played minutes FC Varste got a freekick which was hit by Lutz Richardsen. After 70 minutes, Philip Rohrschneider mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Varste and the VfB Preussen Greppin 1911 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in VfB Preussen Greppin 1911's zone, Günther Busch stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hartwin Hammer came out of the goal and Günther Busch tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 81st minute, Hartfrid Borchert 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Achim Bier in the 82nd minute of play forced FC Varste's goalkeeper Franco Drechsler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ralph Discher fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Varste's protests and gave Ralph Discher a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FC Varste's Ralph Discher got a free kick in the 84th minute. After 85 played minutes, VfB Preussen Greppin 1911's Klemens Storz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Franco Drechsler came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in VfB Preussen Greppin 1911 reached it. Günther Busch charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Günther Busch the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Franco Drechsler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hartfrid Borchert, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Franco Drechsler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Achim Bier in the 90th minute of play. If Hubert Merczak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Franco Drechsler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Achim Bier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hartfrid Borchert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 102nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. VfB Preussen Greppin 1911's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.