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Neustädter See Arena
Spectators: 7294 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 150) Born FC's Francesco Siewert 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. Manfred Breitmacher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Celestino Laurgain made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francesco Siewert in the 10th minute of play. Celestino Laurgain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francesco Siewert, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Manfred Breitmacher's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 24thth minute, Elmar Wöllner skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Joost Krien's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elmar Wöllner read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Elmar Wöllner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manfred Breitmacher in the 32nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Joost Krien kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Elmar Wöllner. That made the score 2-0 in the 33 minute of play. César Rezende received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Elmar Wöllner came out and tried to block the shot, but César Rezende slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 39th minute. In the 42nd minute, Alfons Droste hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Joost Krien had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joost Krien made a kick off. If Joost Krien had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Celestino Laurgain made an important save on a dangerous shot by Botho Bechtle in the 58th minute. In the 62nd minute, Joost Krien ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elmar Wöllner was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Neustädter FC's August Oberle was substituted for Lex Richters. Manfred Breitmacher might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elmar Wöllner. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manfred Breitmacher ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 67th minute Manfred Breitmacher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elmar Wöllner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Michael Ballack charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michael Ballack the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Michael Ballack hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Neustädter FC's Ludger Kanters was substituted for Ahmet Ali Demir. In the 76th match minute, Neustädter FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Ballack to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the game, Joost Krien was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Neustädter FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Born FC the free kick. In the 80th match minute, Neustädter FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joost Krien to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Neustädter FC's Celestino Laurgain got control of the ball when Botho Bechtle tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 85th minute Joost Krien shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elmar Wöllner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. César Rezende scored 5-0 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elmar Wöllner, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Joost Krien came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Neustädter FC 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 Joost Krien couldn't finish the play. Neustädter FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.