Official Cup

Arena Lanzenkirchen
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Klaus Roth in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Philip Kleen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Klaus Roth in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Philip Kleen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. John Bogren scored 1-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Erich Wimmer, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 29 minutes, Stefan Pååk made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Lanzenkirchen's Erich Wimmer tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Klaus Roth in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Philip Kleen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 34 minutes Rank 1's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Til Schwab who took care of the corner kick. Lanzenkirchen's Til Schwab was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Philip Kleen in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the match clock showed 37 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Klaus Roth sped through Rank 1's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Philip Kleen. Klaus Roth could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Philip Kleen made a huge save. 44 minutes into the game, Stefan Pååk cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Erich Wimmer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stefan Pååk to make the kick off. Stefan Pååk who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 51stth minute tested the skills of Erich Wimmer when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Til Schwab was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 65 minutes into the match. In the 65th match minute, Lanzenkirchen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Til Schwab to maneuver through the defense. Harry Mellbad might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Erich Wimmer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Harry Mellbad ran back to his position shaking his head. Steven Rahnefeld received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Philip Kleen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Manuel Grath ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Philip Kleen was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. In the 76th match minute, Rank 1 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Pååk to maneuver through the defense. Philip Kleen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Grath in the 79th minute of the match. If Steven Rahnefeld had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Grath fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Philip Kleen having to interfere. When Rank 1's John Bogren in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lanzenkirchen's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Lanzenkirchen getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Florian Orthaus hit a great ball. Erich Wimmer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefan Pååk in the 89th minute of the match. Fabian Blomkvist's late challenge caught a Lanzenkirchen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabian Blomkvist helped the player get up and apologised. The Rank 1 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.