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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. Tristan Osswald started the match with the kick off. Jean-Claude Samson kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Романенко defense, Nicolas Sulzbach kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Donald Knochenmus. The Романенко fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Donald Knochenmus should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Романенко booed when Knights FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Freddie Lippmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Knights FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tristan Osswald came free, but Raphaël Lentz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tristan Osswald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Raphaël Lentz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 27 minutes into the game, Knights FC's David Müller nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Donald Knochenmus made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 31 minutes of play, Knights FC's Robert Holz made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Donald Knochenmus was left in no man's land by his defense there! 42 minutes into the match, Романенко's Theo Auspitz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raphaël Lentz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 44th minute, Nicolas Sulzbach 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. 45 minutes into the match, Романенко's goal looked a bit too open when David Müller came free, but Donald Knochenmus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Theo Auspitz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raphaël Lentz having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nicolas Sulzbach to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, Robert Holz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Knights FC and the Романенко players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd minute, Robert Holz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Sulzbach in the 56th minute of play forced Романенко's goalkeeper Donald Knochenmus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David Müller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 69 minutes into the match, David Müller notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Романенко's Donald Knochenmus. Donald Knochenmus was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. David Müller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Theo Auspitz in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Raphaël Lentz saved Knights FC from getting behind. The supporters of Романенко booed when Knights FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Holz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Theo Auspitz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raphaël Lentz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Raphaël Lentz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tristan Osswald, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 92 minutes into the match, Knights FC's goal looked a bit too open when Theo Auspitz came free, but Raphaël Lentz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Knights FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Jean-Claude Samson hit a great ball. Tristan Osswald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Raphaël Lentz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Knights FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.