League Play-Off

Unterteipl Sportpark
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nino Durry kicked off to start the match. When Nino Durry came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Galatasaray fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nino Durry couldn't finish the play. Kai Eichler charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kai Eichler the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 9 played minutes Unterteipl got a freekick which was hit by Kai Eichler. In the 9th minute, Kim Horsky sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Unterteipl's Arnold Aus den Birken didn't even have to move. If Nino Durry had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Björn Kramp kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Unterteipl were awarded a corner. Dominik Busshoff went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Unterteipl's Dominik Busshoff to fire away a dangerous shot which Christian Lange despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Klaas Frohlich received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Arnold Aus den Birken tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Klaas Frohlich recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Björn Payer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Lange having to interfere. Nino Durry recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tobias Faust recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th 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 Nino Durry in the 36th minute of play forced Unterteipl's goalkeeper Arnold Aus den Birken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 38th minute of the game. One of Unterteipl:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Galatasaray:s goal. In the 40th minute there was a penalty for Galatasaray. Kim Horsky stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Arnold Aus den Birken. 0-1. Kai Eichler kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nino Durry in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnold Aus den Birken prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Björn Payer to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Erich Roks was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Galatasaray's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Unterteipl the free kick. In the 52nd minute, Erich Roks hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stefan Hoppe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erich Roks got his second yellow card in the match during the 56th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Galatasaray getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Erich Roks hit a great ball. Klaas Frohlich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnold Aus den Birken having to interfere. In the 65th match minute, Unterteipl was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robin Kellner to maneuver through the defense. Kim Horsky, 66 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. A hard shot 68 in the game by Klaas Frohlich from a close distance when the talented Arnold Aus den Birken managed to make a qualified save. Unterteipl's players were relieved. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Unterteipl's goalkeeper Arnold Aus den Birken, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 78thth minute of the game Stefan Hoppe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Galatasaray's Christian Lange was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Hoppe in the 79th minute of play forced Galatasaray's goalkeeper Christian Lange to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Unterteipl's Kai Eichler got a free kick in the 80th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Björn Payer in the 83rd minute of play forced Galatasaray's goalkeeper Christian Lange to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nino Durry kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Unterteipl's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Klaas Frohlich fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Tobias Faust had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 92 played minutes Unterteipl got a freekick which was hit by Dominik Busshoff. Klaas Frohlich received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Arnold Aus den Birken tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match was over Galatasaray could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Unterteipl throughout the match.