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Kickers Platz
Spectators: 5005 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 5) FC Kickers's Ludwig Labouvie 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. Oskar Tempel hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Atze Gödtel struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Fritz Baruch didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SSV SCHALKE KNAPPEN 04. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind SSV SCHALKE KNAPPEN 04's goalkeeper Georg Schossow, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fritz Baruch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnold Leupold, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, SSV SCHALKE KNAPPEN 04's Gerhard Gauweiler got a free kick in the 13th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Charles Manes sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Georg Schossow threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Charles Manes this time. Fritz Baruch stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arnold Leupold's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. If Leopold Bednarski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Atze Gödtel came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the SSV SCHALKE KNAPPEN 04 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 Atze Gödtel couldn't finish the play. When Herbert Suhrke came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the SSV SCHALKE KNAPPEN 04 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 Herbert Suhrke couldn't finish the play. After 29 played minutes FC Kickers got a freekick which was hit by Jesse Dogu. After a defensive mix-up in FC Kickers's zone, Leopold Bednarski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fritz Baruch came out of the goal and Leopold Bednarski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC Kickers's zone, Arnold Leupold stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fritz Baruch came out of the goal and Arnold Leupold tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Herbert Suhrke received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Fritz Baruch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopold Bednarski in the 39th minute of play forced FC Kickers's goalkeeper Fritz Baruch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fritz Baruch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnold Leupold in the 41st minute of the match. Carlo Basemann took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fritz Baruch. FC Kickers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Arnold Leupold fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fritz Baruch having to interfere. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arnold Leupold stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Atze Gödtel kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. SSV SCHALKE KNAPPEN 04's Georg Schossow played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charles Manes in the 57th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, FC Kickers's goalkeeper Fritz Baruch had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arnold Leupold. FC Kickers's defense didn't have a chance, in the 60th minute, when Arnold Leupold scored to the left of an out of position Fritz Baruch, making the score, 1-2. Leopold Bednarski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Fritz Baruch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to FC Kickers getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Detlef Herrmann hit a great ball. In the 65th match minute, FC Kickers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Jakobs to maneuver through the defense. Herbert Suhrke received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Fritz Baruch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SSV SCHALKE KNAPPEN 04's Leopold Bednarski got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arnold Leupold received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Fritz Baruch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 77 minutes into the game, SSV SCHALKE KNAPPEN 04's Herbert Suhrke nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fritz Baruch made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Herbert Suhrke might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fritz Baruch. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Herbert Suhrke ran back to his position shaking his head. Fritz Baruch acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 82nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Carlo Basemann. After a defensive mix-up in FC Kickers's zone, Arnold Leupold stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fritz Baruch came out of the goal and Arnold Leupold tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fritz Baruch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leopold Bednarski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Kickers's Fritz Baruch proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save FC Kickers from getting a goal against them. SSV SCHALKE KNAPPEN 04's Georg Schossow played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ludwig Labouvie in the 99th minute of play. SSV SCHALKE KNAPPEN 04 played a much better game than FC Kickers and deserved their victory. The FC Kickers players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.