League Play-Off

Wimm Sportpark
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ralf Furchner kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when hoherkrauz's Ralf Furchner fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Ralf Furchner in the 10thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Vince Van Halssbeeck, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ralf Furchner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vince Van Halssbeeck made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ralf Furchner in the 14th minute. If Bartolo Borger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ralf Furchner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Vince Van Halssbeeck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22nd match minute, Kesten was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Ramsey to maneuver through the defense. Bartolo Borger struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Vince Van Halssbeeck didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for hoherkrauz. Johannes Popp's late challenge caught a hoherkrauz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Johannes Popp helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, hoherkrauz's Theodor Queitsch got a free kick in the 28th minute. 31 minutes into the game, Kesten's Johannes Popp nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ansgar von Berg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Ansgar von Berg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Illgner, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stellan Sundling in the 36th minute of play forced hoherkrauz's goalkeeper Ansgar von Berg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th match minute, hoherkrauz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfons Weihs to maneuver through the defense. 38 minutes into the match, hoherkrauz's goal looked a bit too open when Stellan Sundling came free, but Ansgar von Berg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Axel Fiedler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Ansgar von Berg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Kesten were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

A collision led to Kesten getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Jack Ramsey hit a great ball. Kesten's Vince Van Halssbeeck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ralf Furchner in the 54th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Ralf Furchner notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Kesten's Vince Van Halssbeeck. Vince Van Halssbeeck was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 60 minutes into the game, Helge Buschkamp was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. hoherkrauz's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kesten the free kick. After a rather tough play, hoherkrauz's Helge Buschkamp got a free kick in the 60th minute. Bartolo Borger hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. With a little luck, hoherkrauz's Ansgar von Berg got control of the ball when Johannes Popp tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Bartolo Borger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vince Van Halssbeeck was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. 66 minutes into the game, Stellan Sundling recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ansgar von Berg. Stellan Sundling showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. After 69 played minutes Kesten got a freekick which was hit by Jack Ramsey. The supporters of hoherkrauz booed when Kesten was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jack Ramsey didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, hoherkrauz's Ansgar von Berg got control of the ball when Axel Fiedler tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kesten's Stellan Sundling couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 90th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for hoherkrauz. hoherkrauz's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Stellan Sundling scored to the left of an out of position Ansgar von Berg, making the score, 1-4. When the final whistle sounded Kesten left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than hoherkrauz.