League Play-Off

Liebenauer Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andreas Ibertsberger took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tim-Oliver Rauhaus hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Gerard Henderson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tino Bluhm in the 3rd minute of play. David-Pascal Thier stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Uwe Wannemacher's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. After 12 played minutes, Rausch's Michael Wolters shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gerard Henderson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Rausch reached it. With a little luck, Rausch's David-Pascal Thier got control of the ball when Marc-Joel Gödtel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sascha Morlock fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerard Henderson having to interfere. The supporters of ѕтυям Ꮆ尺卂乙 booed when Rausch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hans-Hermann Bereths didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Uwe Wannemacher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Henrik Osterhagen charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henrik Osterhagen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Rausch getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Henrik Osterhagen hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the game, Uwe Wannemacher lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated David-Pascal Thier. After a rather tough play, Rausch's Henrik Osterhagen got a free kick in the 43rd minute. David-Pascal Thier made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Hauke Manglberger sent off a good shot on target. Uwe Wannemacher who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 45thth minute tested the skills of David-Pascal Thier when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With his leg David-Pascal Thier managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when ѕтυям Ꮆ尺卂乙's Uwe Wannemacher fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 47 played minutes Rausch got a freekick which was hit by Sascha Morlock. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Uwe Wannemacher to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53rd play minutes Hauke Manglberger shot 2-1, a short shot which went by David-Pascal Thier and just under the crossbar into goal. Gerard Henderson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andreas Ibertsberger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58thth minute of the game Uwe Wannemacher who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rausch's David-Pascal Thier was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marc-Joel Gödtel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without David-Pascal Thier having to make a save. Tim-Oliver Rauhaus kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Rausch's goal looked a bit too open when Hauke Manglberger came free, but David-Pascal Thier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 80 played minutes, ѕтυям Ꮆ尺卂乙's Thomas Lemmerz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper David-Pascal Thier came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ѕтυям Ꮆ尺卂乙 reached it. Marc-Joel Gödtel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uwe Wannemacher in the 88th minute of play forced Rausch's goalkeeper David-Pascal Thier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David-Pascal Thier stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Uwe Wannemacher's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. David-Pascal Thier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marc-Joel Gödtel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute Hauke Manglberger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David-Pascal Thier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uwe Wannemacher in the 93rd minute of play forced Rausch's goalkeeper David-Pascal Thier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95thth minute of the game Uwe Wannemacher who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rausch's David-Pascal Thier was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. ѕтυям Ꮆ尺卂乙 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Rausch for a fine match.