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Zießau Sportfeld
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Simon Friedl made the kick off and thus started the match. Lenny van Essen's late challenge caught a FC Varste's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lenny van Essen helped the player get up and apologised. Lenny van Essen kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Hubert Merczak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Benjamin Zentner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Simon Friedl recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nicolai Zielezinski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Franco Drechsler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nicolai Zielezinski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Franco Drechsler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Varste's goalkeeper Franco Drechsler, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Simon Friedl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Drechsler having to interfere. Nicolai Zielezinski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Drechsler having to interfere. Lenny van Essen hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Hubert Merczak struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Benjamin Zentner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Varste. Simon Friedl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Drechsler having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Simon Friedl 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. After a defensive mix-up in Illyria's zone, Hubert Merczak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benjamin Zentner came out of the goal and Hubert Merczak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Nicolai Zielezinski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ralph Discher to make the kick off. Franco Drechsler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simon Friedl, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Nicolai Zielezinski in the 57thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Franco Drechsler, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Benjamin Zentner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ralph Discher, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. FC Varste's Franco Drechsler proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save FC Varste from getting a goal against them. In the 64th minute, Günther Busch made a precise shot to the right of Benjamin Zentner. Illyria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. When Hubert Merczak came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the FC Varste 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 Hubert Merczak couldn't finish the play. Lutz Richardsen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benjamin Zentner having to make a save. Nicolai Zielezinski hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Hubert Merczak struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Benjamin Zentner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Varste. After 85 minutes, Lutz Richardsen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Varste and the Illyria players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nicolai Zielezinski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Ralph Discher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aloys Gerritzen kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Hubert Merczak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Varste's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.