League Play-Off

Rausch
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Graslehen FC booed when Rausch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hans-Hermann Bereths didn't get a good kick on the ball. Klaus Schöttel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David-Pascal Thier having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julius Petershagen in the 8th 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 Klaus Schöttel's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute, Tino Bluhm 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. Tino Bluhm received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Florian Kehl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andreas Ibertsberger blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Florian Kehl having to make a save. In the 23rd minute, Steffen Schöpper hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute, Stephan Schopp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Florian Kehl stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andreas Ibertsberger's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. In the 43rd minute, Julius Petershagen 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Ibertsberger in the 47th minute of play forced Graslehen FC's goalkeeper Florian Kehl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tino Bluhm succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 50th playminute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Andreas Ibertsberger made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andreas Ibertsberger in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Florian Kehl prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 59 minutes into the game, Rausch's Andreas Ibertsberger nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Florian Kehl made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Julius Petershagen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David-Pascal Thier having to interfere. Julius Petershagen might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over David-Pascal Thier. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Julius Petershagen ran back to his position shaking his head. 75 minutes into the match, Andreas Ibertsberger had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Florian Kehl. Graslehen FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andreas Ibertsberger was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Tino Bluhm 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. In the 79th minute, Andreas Ibertsberger ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Florian Kehl was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. 82 minutes into the match, Rausch's goalkeeper David-Pascal Thier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Klaus Schöttel. Andreas Ibertsberger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michael Wolters during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 89th match minute, Rausch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Wolters to maneuver through the defense. Graslehen FC's Konstantin Kromp shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 90th minute of play. The shot was stopped by David-Pascal Thier but with some difficulty. In the 91st minute, Nicolas Graf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. David-Pascal Thier was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Konstantin Kromp. Rausch's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.