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Alte Försterei
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Adé Binder kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Andreas von Gartzen lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Markus Luft. If Adé Binder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Adé Binder sped through 1.FC Union Berlin's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Siegmund Splett. Siegmund Splett didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Berko Ehrlich went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. 24 minutes into the match, Hamburger SV's goalkeeper Markus Luft had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andreas von Gartzen. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Berko Ehrlich managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hamburger SV's supporters rose to their feet, but Berko Ehrlich was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Siegmund Splett breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Markus Luft was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Elvis Freese showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 41 minute of play.

The wind increased when Elvis Freese made the kick off in the second half. Markus Luft made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvis Freese in the 52nd minute of play. In the 55th minute, Andreas von Gartzen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 1.FC Union Berlin fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. After 59 played minutes Onno Laubner shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Hamburger SV's Markus Luft to catch but Onno Laubner was lucky. It became 5-2 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Adé Binder sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Markus Luft showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andreas von Gartzen, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Andreas von Gartzen struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Markus Luft didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 1.FC Union Berlin. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Adé Binder managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hamburger SV's supporters rose to their feet, but Adé Binder was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Siegmund Splett breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 91st minute, Timo Schnarrenberger 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. In the 92nd minute Andreas von Gartzen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Markus Luft saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Markus Luft made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas von Gartzen in the 94th minute of play. In the 97thth minute of the game Elvis Freese who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hamburger SV's Markus Luft was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. 1.FC Union Berlin had won after a very even match.