League Play-Off

Wimm Sportpark
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Heiko Schiersand made the kick off which started today's match. Heiko Schiersand scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ansgar von Berg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Bartolo Borger kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Karol Baumbach. That made the score 1-1 in the 7 minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Tuttendorf's goalkeeper Karol Baumbach had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ralf Furchner. Ralf Furchner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Karol Baumbach tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 22 minutes of play, hoherkrauz's Ralf Furchner made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Karol Baumbach was left in no man's land by his defense there! hoherkrauz's Ansgar von Berg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heiko Schiersand in the 26th minute of play. Tuttendorf's Karol Baumbach proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Tuttendorf from getting a goal against them. In the 28th minute, Gavin Päzel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 30th minute Heiko Schiersand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ansgar von Berg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of hoherkrauz booed when Tuttendorf was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavier Weyerich didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 36 minutes, Bartolo Borger mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the hoherkrauz and the Tuttendorf players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bartolo Borger hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heiko Schiersand in the 39th minute of play forced hoherkrauz's goalkeeper Ansgar von Berg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karol Baumbach made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ralf Furchner in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ralf Furchner to make the kick off. Ralf Furchner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Karol Baumbach tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 53 minutes of play, Tuttendorf's Gavin Päzel made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ansgar von Berg was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Ralf Furchner in the 59th minute of play forced Tuttendorf's goalkeeper Karol Baumbach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Tuttendorf's zone, Bartolo Borger stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karol Baumbach came out of the goal and Bartolo Borger tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 67th minute, Ralf Furchner 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. hoherkrauz's Ansgar von Berg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heiko Schiersand in the 69th minute of play. Ansgar von Berg was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Gavin Päzel capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gavin Päzel really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. Ralf Furchner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karol Baumbach having to interfere. A collision led to Tuttendorf getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Heiko Schiersand hit a great ball. Ansgar von Berg made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Heiko Schiersand sent off a good shot on target. In the 82nd minute, Brix Waddey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A throw-in in the 89th minute of the game was made by Sixten Max with Bartolo Borger as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The Tuttendorf supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Tuttendorf would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.