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Романенко Bridge
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luka Lützel started the match with the kick off. An unexpected shot in the 3rd minute by Theo Auspitz got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Theo Auspitz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 7thth minute, Stefan Walch skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Tristan Osswald blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stefan Walch having to make a save. If Theo Auspitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mark Nassau-Weilburg hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, Романенко's Günther Wackernagel broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Stefan Walch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tristan Osswald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute, Dagobert Edelmann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tristan Osswald blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stefan Walch having to make a save. Stefan Walch didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 23rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Tristan Osswald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Stefan Walch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, Cristiano RONALDO's Claus von Axelson broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Luka Lützel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Florian Bärwald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luka Lützel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tristan Osswald to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Романенко were awarded a corner. Günther Wackernagel went to the cornerflag to take it. Joel Finkelstein made a great header on Романенко's corner, it was just that Cristiano RONALDO's Stefan Walch managed to reach the ball for a save. Luka Lützel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donald Knochenmus having to interfere. Mark Nassau-Weilburg charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mark Nassau-Weilburg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mark Nassau-Weilburg kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Cristiano RONALDO's Stefan Walch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tristan Osswald in the 61st minute of play. Claus von Axelson missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 64 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Donald Knochenmus right hand side. After a rather tough play, Cristiano RONALDO's Mark Nassau-Weilburg got a free kick in the 69th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Theo Auspitz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Романенко's supporters rose to their feet, but Theo Auspitz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stefan Walch breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 74 minutes into the game, Theo Auspitz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Stefan Walch was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee felt a red card was in order, 80 minutes into the game, when Claus von Axelson put in a rough tackle. The referee gave Романенко a penalty, 82 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Günther Wackernagel, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Cristiano RONALDO's Stefan Walch. 3-1. Theo Auspitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Cristiano RONALDO defense, Theo Auspitz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stefan Walch. The Cristiano RONALDO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stefan Walch should have stopped the shot. Романенко's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.