League Play-Off

Brand Sportfeld
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Simon Kompa started the match with the kick off. Brand's Andy Redder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Stauder in the 8th minute of play. Andy Redder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Stauder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 10 minutes, Sven-Hendrik Dinkelacker mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brand and the Willersbach players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sven-Hendrik Dinkelacker hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. When Björn Reuter came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Willersbach 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 Björn Reuter couldn't finish the play. In the 12th minute, Sven-Hendrik Dinkelacker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With 19 minutes on the clock, Dirk Haas commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 18 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Willersbach! Marko Böckels hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Bernd Seiderer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Simon Kompa's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Johannes Schreiber kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. The long shot by Gordon Brütt in the 30th minute really tested Bernd Seiderer's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. When Björn Reuter came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Willersbach 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 Björn Reuter couldn't finish the play. Andy Redder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Björn Reuter in the 39th minute of the match. In the 43rd match minute, Willersbach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Björn Reuter to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Willersbach's Bernd Seiderer got control of the ball when Eduard Osterholt tried to sneak it across the goal line.

In the 51st match minute, Willersbach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Strerath to maneuver through the defense. Bernd Seiderer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eduard Osterholt's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. In the 53rd minute, Johannes Schreiber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55thth minute of the game Simon Kompa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Willersbach's Bernd Seiderer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Andy Redder made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andre Klamt in the 59th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Brand's zone, Björn Reuter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andy Redder came out of the goal and Björn Reuter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eduard Osterholt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernd Seiderer having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Simon Kompa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brand's supporters rose to their feet, but Simon Kompa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernd Seiderer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Simon Kompa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eduard Osterholt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bernd Seiderer read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. If Eduard Osterholt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Brand's Simon Kompa in 82 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Bernd Seiderer guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. In the 88th minute, Björn Reuter 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. 93 minutes into the match, Simon Kompa notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Willersbach's Bernd Seiderer. Bernd Seiderer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Brand's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.