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Wendlingen Am Neckar
Spectators: 6712 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 0) After 9 played minutes Wien1886 got a freekick which was hit by Roswin Göller. Friedemann Grooten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Klaus Sachs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Klaus Sachs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefan Roth, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. When Lüder Sinning fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wien1886's protests and gave Lüder Sinning a yellow card for diving instead. In the 19th match minute, Wien1886 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lüder Sinning to maneuver through the defense. Wien1886's Klaus Sachs proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Wien1886 from getting a goal against them. Klaus Sachs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefan Roth, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 30th minute Lüder Sinning shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmut Finnern saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Wendlingen Am Neckar FSV's Stefan Roth sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Klaus Sachs narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Wien1886's zone, Friedemann Grooten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Klaus Sachs came out of the goal and Friedemann Grooten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 36th minute, Arthur Ceylan 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. When Lüder Sinning came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Wien1886 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 Lüder Sinning couldn't finish the play. If Lüder Sinning had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stefan Roth was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Friedemann Grooten managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wendlingen Am Neckar FSV's supporters rose to their feet, but Friedemann Grooten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Klaus Sachs breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Klaus Sachs stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stefan Roth's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Roswin Göller charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roswin Göller the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Roswin Göller kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Wien1886's Klaus Sachs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Roth in the 73rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arthur Ceylan during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fritz Wilmshöfer charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fritz Wilmshöfer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Wien1886 booed when Wendlingen Am Neckar FSV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fritz Wilmshöfer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wendlingen Am Neckar FSV's Helmut Finnern proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Wendlingen Am Neckar FSV from getting a goal against them. After having played for 93 minutes, August Anders managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wendlingen Am Neckar FSV's supporters crossed their fingers, but August Anders was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match clock showed 95 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Friedemann Grooten sped through Wien1886's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Klaus Sachs. Wien1886's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Wendlingen Am Neckar FSV had won, even though Wien1886 had held more of the ball.